yes to action, not surveillance. but i remember the patriot act having lots of popular support (but not from me). it still makes me mad thinking about it. poli

yes to action, not surveillance. but i remember the patriot act having lots of popular support (but not from me). it still makes me mad thinking about it. police powers (internally delegated coercive power) are largely the domain of states and localities, not the federal government (who's responsible for externally targeted force), along with an FBI that's limited to federal concerns, like interstate commerce and crimes against the federal government. citizens need to be ever vigilant about maintaining those distinctions.