> The point is that the events of 9/11 scared Americans enough to hand over their freedoms with the PATRIOT Act. I don't recall being asked if I wanted to hand

> The point is that the events of 9/11 scared Americans enough to hand over their freedoms with the PATRIOT Act. I don't recall being asked if I wanted to hand over any freedoms to anyone. Nobody asked. This was done to me, not done for me.