I will be watching carefully for your reactions to how these bills are used in the future by Democrat administrations. I will then remind you of your unwavering support for "patriot: acts I and II.
I never defended the Patriot Act. Some of it is sensible, other parts are not. The unwise and unsensible parts should be excised and rescinded.
That's how Ron Paul could do some good--drafting and submitting legislation to pare it back--not barking like a highly-paid circus seal the spurious libertarian argument "if I don't like it, it must be unconstitutional."