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 32k San Diego voters.
32% Yes |
68% No |
27% Yes |
51% No |
6% Yes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists |
15% No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
2% No, and abolish the NSA |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 32k San Diego voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 32k San Diego voters.
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Unique answers from San Diego 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
@9FGSKLL 1yr1Y
No, abolish the NSA and enact laws preventing surveillance by the government without a justifiable cause.
@9FQ87LD1yr1Y
Yes, this is good for national security.
@Yaunti2 1yr1Y
No, abolish the NSA and rely on the U.N.
@9FMXZFH1yr1Y
Yes but only when needed in the court of law.
@9FDH47X1yr1Y
Yes, but only of terrorist not private citizens.
@9FCMNS71yr1Y
Yes because it helps not against terriost but other online criminals too
@9FC6FTG1yr1Y
Yes, but only for suspected terrorist or serious offenders, not common citizens.
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