Americans Stand Behind The Constitution
- Published on Thursday, 20 January 2011 23:59
- Written by Raghavan Mayur
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Contrary to a view recently advanced by a Washington Post columnist, Americans of all political stripes not only disagree that the U.S. Constitution is obsolete but also support the idea that bills passed by Congress must cite relevant constitutional authority.
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Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: the U.S. constitution is obsolete today.
| Overall | Dem | Rep. | Ind/Oth | |
| Agree strongly | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Agree somewhat | 19% | 21% | 13% | 21% |
| Disagree somewhat | 25% | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Disagree strongly | 49% | 42% | 56% | 51% |
| Not sure | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
| Refused | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Q. Some members of Congress are proposing that bills passed by Congress must cite the relevant constitutional authority. To what extent do you agree or disagre with this viewpoint? Would you say...
| Overall | Dem | Rep. | Ind/Oth | |
| Agree strongly | 27% | 14% | 39% | 33% |
| Agree somewhat | 31% | 33% | 32% | 29% |
| Disagree somewhat | 19% | 25% | 14% | 16% |
| Disagree strongly | 14% | 20% | 10% | 13% |
| Not sure | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Refused | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Source: IBD/TIPP Poll, Sample Size=917 adults nationwide, January 3-10, 2011
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