Why can't it be both? I, for example, oppose the Patriot Act because: 1. The government can engage in warrantless surveillance, violating my privacy. 2. The

Why can't it be both? I, for example, oppose the Patriot Act because: 1. The government can engage in warrantless surveillance, violating my privacy. 2. The government can do so without having to justify it at all, even requiring that the act itself does not get disclosed (e.g. the much-abused national security letter). Control and secrecy are both bad, and when combined is really staggeringly frightening.