Majority believe it is sometimes necessary for government to sacrifice freedoms in fight against terrorism
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 13:05
in Psychology & Sociology
A majority of Americans say it can be necessary for the government to sacrifice freedoms to fight terrorism, according to a new national survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Fifty-four percent of Americans say it can be necessary, 45 percent disagree. And about half of Americans think it is acceptable to allow warrantless government analysis of internet activities and communications—even of American citizens—in order to keep an eye out for suspicious activity, but about 3 in 10 are against this type of government investigation.