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."
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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 The unwise and unsensible parts should be excised and rescinded.
All of the Patriot Act is illegal. It should all be rescinded.
Our new Homeland Security Department was created to fulfill the provisions of the Patriot Act. It should be abolished, too.