My point is that with the amount of information the Government already coerces from you, its way too late to start worrying about the provisions of the Patriot Act, whose effect on 99.9% of Americans will be nil.
The need to be able to identify, penetrate, and neutralize enemies of the state trumps whatever "freedoms" you think you'll be losing.
People who have no problem telling the IRS their life story every April 15th seem pretty silly opposing a law meant to keep us safe.