[Rob45and2]

As a rule of thumb, anyone who tells you to ”just read the Patriot Act” has not read it themselves. With the exception of internet surveillance there is nothing proposed that hasn’t been used by law enforcement for 20 years. In fact, most complaints about the act have no basis in reality.
The ACLU has brought suit in Florida to stop the act with a single instance of any individuals rights being violated because of it.

[poet]

It's the Future danger of Section 802 which has no expiration date. This obscenity in the hands of clinton types as respects the conjunctive clauses 5A, 5B (i) & (ii) and C that poses this danger. And yes, I have read the act and also other opinions by doing a Google search.

Only people who want "security" at any cost accept this act because a republican signed it into law. If the lowlife clinton had done it, well, you know the mantra.

FYI, the original acronym was USAPA. It was changed to "patriot" to give it the impression that it had something to do with patriotism which is does not! Here is what the "patriot" acronym means " Providing Appropiate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism", clever use of semantics don't you think? As for the meaning of USAPA, add Uniting & Strengthening, etc,;.

There are legal scholars who say all that had to be done was to add "domestic terrorism" to existing law, therefore, this draconian law is not needed. Finally, in view of the fact that to date we have still NOT locked down our borders, do you really believe there is a "war" on terrorism or is the word being being used selectively? Why is Saudia Arabia getting a free ride? Only when our borders are closed will I believe there is a real War on terrorism.

I leave you with the following quote:

"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it."-- H.L. Mencken