They will probably change their minds in 2008.
I see this as another grab at relieving us of yet more of our rights. Chip off a little bit here, and carve off a tiny slice there, hoping no one will notice what their ultimate end game was till it was too late to do anything about it.
Imagine for a moment that Cynthia McKinney, has the power of the Patriot act in her hands, or Teddy Boy, or Nancy Pelosi, or Conyers, or McDermitt. I could go on and on with those who would destroy this country and hand it to the leftist, as they themselves are. It makes my blood run cold to think of the world my children and grandchildren would inherit at their hands.
Most of our elected officials could probably be bought if the right price was offered to them. I don't want something with the power of the Patriot Act in their grasp. To safeguard ourselves, the Patriot act must die. Nothing should be so intrusive into our privacy.
If they want to protect us, let them start with shutting our borders down. Let them use racial profiling as a tool in this WOT. They can have their wire taps and surveillance cameras on those who they suspect are our enemies, with a warrant or subpoena. Law abiding American citizen are not their enemy and should not be treated as such.
A government cannot have carte Blache over it's citizens. If they do, it's a police state and not a free nation.