Admittedly, my comments require a deal of knowledge of our Founders to respond to.
But look at poor Wuli- he can't get any responses to his simple request for specifics. No one against the PA will respond rationally. They just rant.
Your argument about Madison seems to deal with today's NYT story not the PA. The PA is an act passed by congress, it deals with the Constitutional aspects of law enforcement and intelligence gathering, not those of the President.