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Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

Results from Illinois voters

Votes from: |   All    | Illinois
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Last answered 2 days ago

Torture Poll Results for Illinois voters

Yes

63,056 votes

57%

No

48,105 votes

43%

Distribution of answers submitted by Illinois voters.

44%

Yes

35%

No

6%

Yes, but only as a last resort

4%

No, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment

3%

Yes, but only if they are convicted terrorists

3%

No, and we should strictly follow the laws of the Geneva Convention

2%

Yes, allow the use of psychological but not physical tactics

2%

No, torture is an ineffective form of interrogation

1%

Yes, we must use any means necessary to prevent terrorism
5 Yes answers
4 No answers
0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Mar 9, 2016. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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