>>I still fell the Patriot Act has stolen some of my freedom from me, and not given me more freedom.
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>Was the Patriot Act design to give you more freedom or protect the country? Not necessarily protect the people of the country, but the country (the gov't system)?
>I tend to think it's the latter.

What's left to protect if the 'Land of the Free' no longer has freedom. What the heck is the 'Country' if it's not the 'people'? Just land and money? Remember when the Government system meant 'by the people and for the people'? What's it mean now?