[kesg]

Only if you think that the Patriot Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights. I don't, and neither do most courts who have considered Constitutional challenges to the Act.

[B Knotts]

I stand by what I said, which does not address whether the Patriot Act is or is not consistent with the Bill of Rights.

The fact is the Bill of Rights does exactly what you were talking about; it insists upon "less effective" law enforcement capabilities, precisely to limit the abuse of same.