USA Today/Gallup Poll: Most Want Inquiry Into Anti-Terror Tactics

[Mr. Ected]

WASHINGTON — Even as Americans struggle with two wars and an economy in tatters, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds majorities in favor of investigating some of the thorniest unfinished business from the Bush administration: Whether its tactics in the "war on terror" broke the law.

Close to two-thirds of those surveyed said there should be investigations into allegations that the Bush team used torture to interrogate terrorism suspects and its program of wiretapping U.S. citizens without getting warrants. Almost four in 10 favor criminal investigations and about a quarter want investigations without criminal charges. One-third said they want nothing to be done.

Even more people want action on alleged attempts by the Bush team to use the Justice Department for political purposes. Four in 10 favored a criminal probe, three in 10 an independent panel, and 25% neither.

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for inquiries into whether the Bush administration violated U.S. and international bans on torture and the constitutional right to privacy. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers and his Senate counterpart, Patrick Leahy, have proposed commissions to investigate.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-11-investigation-poll_N.htm


Hmmm. Democratic majority in the Congress. Democratic President. A majority in favor of inquiries. Might this really happen this time??

[Atman]

1. This must be wrong...Morning Schmoe says only the "far left" want this.

Joe knows everything. Just ask him.

.

[ejpoeta]

3. well, if only the far left want investigation, and this poll says that most

americans want investigations... then the gop is in worse trouble than i thought.... then the far left must now be the majority of the country!! yeah!!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. You can't GET more mainstream than USA Today.

And there's that 25% again! The know nothings who want to keep it that way.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Good news.