[gooleyman]

How many people have actually read the Patriot Act? I bet there are very few. All of the 3rd party, Bush haters say the same thing this article is saying without giving any specifics.

I know of what I speak because I tried to read the Patriot Act cover to cover. I wanted to see JUST what it said. But it is simply a bunch of statements which say "change this section to say...", "Delete section such-and-such...and replace it with..." or some such directional statement. You can't just read the Act itself. It is meant to change the United States Code and if you don't read all of the sections of the code which are affected, you can't possibly know what it says.

I've said this before, but I intend to do just that one day. (Although I said I was going to re-assembly my basement bathroom too...10 years ago, but there it sits still waiting for me.) I have downloaded the whole U.S Code, but haven't yet willed myself to challenge the daunting task.

There were prominent people who were saying the same things in this article the very day the Patriot Act was published. And they still say the same things today. There's no way they could have read all the parts of The U.S. Code in that amount of time to know what it really says. They just keep repeating the mantra. And millions of people blindly follow them. I freely admit that I haven't read it, but I bet none of them will admit that.

All I know is that there hasn't been another terrorist attack since 9/11 because, I believe, of the actions taken by people, some of whom were prompted by parts of the Patriot Act. People have made up their minds they aren't going to sit passively by again while terrorists take over their planes and crash them into buildings.

[MEG33]

I applaud your dedication.I would like Larry Craig and Bob Barr to explain it to me thoroughly..why our rights are being endangered.I want them to examine historically the civil war,WW2 through the Korean war.

We have gotten so politically correct ,both left and right,we may as well sign a suicide pact.

We are at war.There is an enemy who wants to destroy us.We must have tools in the hands of law officials to find and prosecute them.

[Protagoras]

So you don't know about "sneak and peek" and "know your customer" rules? I guess not, since you didn't read it. But you have a good plan, they can do whatever they want as long as you haven't read the whole code it's ok. Pitiful.

[Anthem]

I don't know how long you've been a conservative, but look at the list of people in this article and tell me that they're a bunch of hysterical lefties!