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I've read it cover to cover a few times over. In my private time I debate issues publically in compeitions to enhance my skills of public speaking and persuasion.
While it was a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, I would say about 80% of it was modernizing our national defense policies. It makes no sense that the United States has more power to investigate drug dealers than terrorists.
Example. Terrorists today often purchase pre-paid cell phones. Our old law required the United States to obtain wire taps on each individual phone, losing very precious time obtaining warrants on the same person over and over. Wire taps now extend to every cell phone a terrorist may purchase.
If this doesn't make sense to you, then I don't know what will. Many parts of the PATRIOT ACT do go too far, and many of those parts have been declared unconstitutional or have expired.
I emplore you, please do more research before buying into the media bias that this legislation was all evil.
Seems to be the only one with real morals a brain.