My guess is that losing the "patriot" act would actually improve the capabilities of US counterterrorism because they'll be forced to get their shit together an

My guess is that losing the "patriot" act would actually improve the capabilities of US counterterrorism because they'll be forced to get their shit together and do some real intelligence work rather than wasting huge amounts of time and resources on this panopticon fantasy that they clearly have no idea how to utilize effectively. Constraints provide focus.