[sheltonmac]

Maybe you'll catch a few newbies who don't know and don't care what the law actually says.

Well, since I quoted what the law actually says in Section 802 (amending 18 U.S.C. s 2331), I'm not sure what your point is.

[mrsmith]

" I quoted what the law actually says "

LOL!

As Freeee pointed out sheltonmac left out 2/3 of the definition.

The act has to "`(B) appear to be intended--
`(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; `(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
`(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; "
to be treated as domestic terrorism.

I think there is a supporter of the Patriot Act somewhere who secretly puts out crank and false information about it to discredit it's critics. That's the only way I can explain the bizarre things that get said about it.