Unfortunately, in the US at this time, lawsuits are one of the only ways to make businesses sit up and take notice that there are problems in their services and/or products. Governmental regulation is being gutted, so the companies are less concerned about safety, and the people getting injured don't have the power to change the laws by themselves. At this point, civil lawsuits are the last defense of the little people. If the companies have to pay, they may change the thing that was causing harm. In many cases, lawsuits are the only way people can think of TO prevent the same thing happening in the future.
Someone is trying to limit the effects of the PATRIOT Act, anyway: http://www.senate.gov/~feingold/releases/03/07/200 3731448.html
As is noted, Feingold was also the only Senator that voted against the PATRIOT Act when it was first introduced.
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Unfortunately, in the US at this time, lawsuits are one of the only ways to make businesses sit up and take notice that there are problems in their services and/or products. Governmental regulation is being gutted, so the companies are less concerned about safety, and the people getting injured don't have the power to change the laws by themselves. At this point, civil lawsuits are the last defense of the little people. If the companies have to pay, they may change the thing that was causing harm. In many cases, lawsuits are the only way people can think of TO prevent the same thing happening in the future.
Someone is trying to limit the effects of the PATRIOT Act, anyway: http://www.senate.gov/~feingold/releases/03/07/200 3731448.html
As is noted, Feingold was also the only Senator that voted against the PATRIOT Act when it was first introduced.