Well, as you can see ... we tracked down the Jefferson cite and there is some question as to whether the author (an American, it seems) has mixed in tribunals with the letter of the so-called PATRIOT act.
Everyone -- even commies -- are entitled to their opinion. I agree with valis that Free Republic continues to be a most excellent venue in which to weigh any opinion against the facts.
If your opinion on or read of the PATRIOT act is substantially different than this writer's, cdwright, you might tell us why.