Thread: Majority says U.S. Government Is threat to civilian rights.

February 26, 2010
CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens' rights


Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms.
Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.

Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government's become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.

The survey indicates a partisan divide on the question: only 37 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of Independents and nearly 7 in 10 Republicans say the federal government poses a threat to the rights of Americans.

According to CNN poll numbers released Sunday, Americans overwhelmingly think that the U.S. government is broken - though the public overwhelmingly holds out hope that what's broken can be fixed.

The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted February 12-15, with 1,023 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the overall survey
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"The 44% that does not think the government is a threat to citizens rights, must be employed by the government or receiving entitlements from the government".... blog....

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gee ya think ?

They are a threat to Constitutionally protected rights. They are a threat to the people of the united States of America. And a threat to a way of life promotes self reliance and ingenuity.

I love it that we are paying the salaries and perks, as each department grows larger daily. Unfortunately, we have absolutely no say in how our money is spent. I guess the federal government (especially Congress) knows much better what we need than we do.