A Call to Patriots

The Patriot Act is up for renewal in the US, and Folly believes that it is imperative that it be extended, even though it has not fulfilled its original intent: the convicting of terrorists.

It has done something far better. It has allowed the government to spy on its own citizens and to override constitutional rights.

And this is a good thing. For only by denying Americans basic civil liberties can they guarantee these same liberties.