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Again, have you or do you plan to commit a crime or act of terrorism. If you do, I would fear the Patriot Act. If you do not intend to participate in illegal activties, how does the Act affect you? Why go back to feudal times, in 1803, the British Government lifted the Habeas Corpus requirements in Ireland because of a revolt. In 1805 or 06, the reinstated Habeas Corpus, which many at the time felt was the corner stone of the English Constitution. History is replete with incidents where because of national emergencies, martial law was declared, then lifted when the emergency passed. I guess you would prefer to trust John F'ing Kerry to lift the Act. If he doesn't, just do not participate in criminal activity.

If you do not intend to participate in illegal activties, how does the Act affect you?

Because if you fall under suspicion for any number of reasons beyond your control, you can be taken apart by busybody bureaucrats. Remember, the disengenuous part. They need a warrant but it is not your father's warrant. Probable cause is not required. They just have to say you are part of a terrorism investigation.

Add to that the enemy combatant horror (not part of the patriot act or any other act, just Bush's idea) and innocent people are in great danger of spending decades in prison with no opportunity to challenge their imprisonment (not conviction-no trial).

And here I thought that conservatives wanted the government to obey the constitution all the time. I guess that there is no honorable party left but the Libertarians.