Can you please point to any part of the Patriot Act that authorizes stuff like that? The Patriot act, explicitly, is to target only those who "violate federal law" and are a threat to national security. Ordinary folks can't be targeted under it, not even political groups. If they are, it's a violation of the law. Secondly, warrants are indeed issued for those who are American citizens. These are delayed warrants-- you probably won't know one is issued against you till later-- but that's been standard for drug offenses, and organized crime for a long time.
So, exactly what part of the Patriot Act do y'all have a problem with? Can you cite a part?
Will you please stop making sense! :-)
‘A’ part? I cite the ‘law’ as a WHOLE; as in WHOLLY unconstitutional. Take your pick on any number of OTHERS as well, it falls within the same.
‘Violate Federal Law’. What DOESN’T these days?? Sure doesn’t stop ‘em for giving out bennies/SS/work-visas for known ILLEGALS; or importing the same to distribute around the Country (how many children DIED because they bused in these 3rd world ‘bug factories’; measles, etc.). How about Nasan (sp?) and Ft. Hood, or Boston.
The ONLY terrorism (shoe bomber, etc.), IIRC, was stopped by average/everyday citizens .
The IRS is setup to ONLY enforce the tax laws...they’d NEVER be partisan against any ‘group’ like, say, the Tea Party.
Nor was the FCC specifically authorized to take over the internet for ‘fairness’, or the EPA for ‘all navigable waterways’
The income tax was ‘only’ for the ‘rich’...NEVER for the ‘middle-class’
SS/lock-box...you need other examples still?