Opinions on US Patriot Act of 2001

On October 26, 2001 President George W. Bush signed the US PATRIOT Act of 2001; making it a law. The word "patriot" in the Patriot Act is an acronym that spells out "Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism". The name sounds pretty nice but the bill; however, in my opinion is like one of those things that sound better in your head. I am not at all knocking the United States whatsoever, but for so many years we have had all this "freedom" and now all of sudden we are losing it ever so slowly.
The Patriot Act amended over fifteen statutes, including the laws governing criminal procedure, computer fraud and abuse, foreign intelligence, wiretapping, immigration, and the laws governing the privacy of student records. …