If this were Bill Clinton and the democrats that were pushing for the bill these same people would be raging from the rooftops in opposition.
The Government may make all the laws they desire but they will not stop evil people with intent to do us harm. Instead these unwise laws can and will be used against anyone and everyone that the Government desires.
These foolish people are looking for guaranteed security and, that will never happen.
That's an excellent point, and one that bears repeating.
Too often, we're willing to accept a bigger government just because it's an (R) feeding it.
What you Patriot Act opponents always speak from are talking points, and not the substance of the act itself. It is not knowledge-based, but myth-based as to what the act changed, compared to investigative and intelligence abilities before the act.
You have no privacy or rights if you are dead.