Under a provision of the Patriot Act the NSA is allowed to collect phone metadata — the numbers, time stamps, and duration of a call, but not its actual content. Opponents include civil liberties advocates and Senator Rand Paul who argue that the collection is unconstitutional since it is done without a warrant. Supporters of the collection argue that the collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists.
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Response rates from 29.5k District of Columbia voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
30% Yes |
43% No |
8% Yes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists |
18% No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
1% No, and abolish the NSA |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 29.5k District of Columbia voters.
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Unique answers from District of Columbia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8SRZSQK4yrs4Y
No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity and abolish the NSA fbi Cia ntf open area 51
@9FC6FTG1yr1Y
Yes, but only for suspected terrorist or serious offenders, not common citizens.
@9F9RXJY1yr1Y
I honestly don'r care, unless it helps to a police investigation, which is what they do anyways.
@9F9JBKH1yr1Y
I'm okay with it, but I understand why people wouldn't like that.
@9F9HQ3M1yr1Y
certain information should be kept away
@9F8QS8H1yr1Y
Yes, as long as they have a reasonable idea to do so
@9F8SMHF1yr1Y
The NSA should be able to collect basic metadata of citizens only if they show suspicion to the government.
@9F7BKPN1yr1Y
if only there known to be a criminal etc.
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