yeah I'd have to agree with Idg420 on this one. Up to this very day I don't think anyone can prove the power of the patriot act was misused to bust someone for a petty marjiuana charge or for something stupid like that....now its possible that big time drug dealers got screwed over or Ted Bundy wannabe's did but for normal people it really shouldn't concern us. I think the idea that the government has this power makes people leery of the idea that it could be misused against us which is possible but as of right now I don't fear it because it really hasn't been misused. If anything I feel banning guns is more of a threat to society because consider this.....if the patriot act is misused then how are citizens going to defend themselves from such a heinous crime?