[lover of small government]

First off, I think under the circumstances, with America being at war, the Patriot Act is a good piece of legislation.

What is forgotten far too often is that the constitution was written for times of peace and times of war.

Congress has given the Executive branch undue power during every major conflict, under the guise of "temporary and necessary", yet not one of them has been revoked. This kind of power would have been inconceivable during the last conflict, just as national ID cards and fingerprinting every citizen are now. If we allow a little more power during every conflict, it has and will continue to, lead down a long slippery slope to a police state.

[christine]

exactly! how often is anything undone? guess it's ok, to many conservatives, for this legislation to be passed under a republican administration. just wait until it's in place and enforced by a democrat administration!