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"Why?"

Why? Because it is a naked grab for power by the gov't to stifle future dissent and criticism of gov't policy(s).

It has nothing whatsoever to do with patriotism. The acronym is a not so clever use of semantics to fool people (you know the ones, those who want cradle to the grave security from Big Brother). It means Providing Appropiate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism! In fact, the original acronym was USAPA which added Uniting & Strengthening etc.,.

Instead of restricting the liberties & freedoms of Americans, the gov't should CLOSE our borders. Short of doing that, thers is no real "war" on terrorism, rather, it is a selective "war".

If you want to read the pros & cons of this monstrous law, do a Google search.

End of rant.

I guess we must protect criminals that are not related to terrorism, if you have nothing to hide I would not worry about this. As far as i'm concerned they can look into my background, I have nothing to hide. A crook is a crook, they should not be protected by our laws. As it is if you are an enemy of this country, you will be protected by the ACLU.