Nearly half of Americans surveyed said the First Amendment goes too far in protecting the rights it guarantees.
A survey by the University of Connecticut found 49 percent suggesting the First Amendment hinders the war on terrorism. That’s 10 percent more than last year.
Freedom of the press raised the most concern, with 42 percent saying they thought the press has too much freedom. That is roughly the same percentage as last year.
About half said the government should be allowed to monitor religious groups in the interest of national security, even if it means infringing on religious freedom. More than four in 10 said the government should have greater power to monitor the activities of Muslims living in the United States than it does other religious groups.
More than four in 10 said they would limit the academic freedom of professors and bar criticism of the government’s military policy.
(ABP)
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