Time/CNN Poll

[kelley]

I wish I had time to hunt down comparative data. I may be that this numbers 
are about the same as would be prior to 9-11--except for the Arab specific 
questions, of course.

--

 From Time Magazine/CNN poll of 1000 Americans, taken Sept 27

Govt. Action:                                       Favour  Oppose

Allow wire-tap phone conversations of suspected
terrorists without obtaining permission from
the courts:                                         68%     29%

Allow Law Enforcement to hold people suspected of
links to terrorist orgs in jail without bail for
an unlimited amount of time:                        59%     38%

Allow L.E. officials to intercept e-mail messages
sent by anyone in the U.S. and scan them for
suspicious words and phrases                        55%     42%

Require everyone in the U.S. to carry an ID card
issued by federal govt.                             57%     41%

Require U.S. citizens of Arab descent to carry an
ID card issued by federal govt.                     49%     49%

Allow the federal govt. to hold Arabs who are
U.S. citizens in camps until it can be determined
whether or not they have links to terrorist orgs    31%  65%

Allow L.E. officials to stop people on the street
for random searches:                                29%     69%

This was more than 2 weeks after the attack that less than 2/3
of the population opposed the idea of throwing them into camps.
Large majorities approve expanded wiretap powers.