Careful, careful, careful for what you wish!
Did you read the Patriot Act and analyzed it? Remember, the catch is in very fine print as usual.
Just because Prez Bush initiated it, as a Republican President, it does not mean, it is a good Law; especially when tweaked and twisted by the Congress/Senate with their wicked way of inserting all kinds of Liberty robbing paragraphs which will last for ever, if no sunset of the Act is set.
The Patriot Act is a very dangerous Bill of Goods, disguised as a domestic protection act against terrorism!
Danmar, while I don't generally like the idea of passing an act like this, I do believe it has been made reasonably safe. Even in the instance of the NSA eavesdropping, Bush did report to Congress twelve times.
Without the Patriot Act, it is very hard to react quickly and catch some terrorist activity.
If you can point to one issue you have with the act, I might agree with you.
So is Libertarianism! Happy now?