IP: RE: Rule of law

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Bosley_J <Bosley_J () bls gov>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Subject: RE: Rule of law
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:04:36 -0500
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> I work for one of the country's major polling organizations (a public
> agency), in their office of survey methods research. This kind of poll has
> been referred to by Norman Bradburn, a leading polling researcher, as
> "SLOP," an acronym for "Self-seLected Opinions Poll." In other words, it's
> no more representative of broad American opinion than a poll of, say,
> fundamentalist Christians would be of attitudes toward school prayer. All it
> shows is that over twice as many yahoos chose to click on the survey form as
> did civilized folks.
>
> John Bosley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 5:45 PM
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> Subject: IP: Rule of law
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>
>
> >Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 08:32:03 +1100
> >From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >Although I don't usually put much stock in opinion polls of any kind, not
> >even elections after the last Presidential race, the following Yahoo! poll
> >disturbed me.
> >
> >Poll: If Osama bin Laden is located, should he be?
> >Tried in court:
> >   30%   75879 votes
> >Assassinated:
> >   70%   174191 votes
> >   250075  votes total.
> >
> >This attitude would seem to be consistent with much of the rhetoric coming
> >out of the US through its media. If an accurate reflection of the views of
> >Americans, it appears faith in the rule of law has sunk to the level of
> >banditry in "the world's greatest democracy".
> >
> >
> >
> >
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