Voters say Obama damaged national security with release of terror memos

Rasmussen Reports:

Fifty-eight percent (58%) believe the Obama administration’s recent release of CIA memos about the harsh interrogation methods used on terrorism suspects endangers the national security of the United States. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 28% believe the release of the memos helps America’s image abroad.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters now believe the U.S. legal system worries too much about protecting individual rights when national security is at stake. But 21% say the legal system is too concerned about protecting national security. Thirty-three percent (33%) say the balance between the two is about right.

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Only 28% of U.S. voters think the Obama administration should do any further investigating of how the Bush administration treated terrorism suspects.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) are opposed. Democrats are evenly divided over whether further investigation is necessary. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republicans and 62% of voters not affiliated with either major party are against more investigating.

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I think if Democrats try to push this issue they will see a huge back fire from voters who are more interested in national security than terrorist rights. Law professors and former ones may think that terrorist rights are important, but most voters do not. I think the release of the memos and Obama's vacillation on prosecutions of those responsible for the memos will be seen as a major screw up.