] Reasonable critics of the expansive provisions of the
] Patriot Act, on both sides of the aisle and in both
] Houses, have introduced legislation that would implement
] these modest changes. Far from gutting the Act, these
] would secure the important powers of the law, but place
] modest limits on their use. For most of us who voted for
] the Act, what sealed the deal was the inclusion of
] provisions that would require us to take a sober second
] look at the most contentious provisions in the Act by the
] end of 2005, before reauthorizing them. That time is
] coming, and the Justice Department does not want to lose
] the emergency powers it won in the aftermath of 9/11. But
] Congress should resist its overtures, move forward on the
] sunsets, and enact additional Patriot fixes if it
] believes them needed.

www.bobbarr.org: Patriot Act fixes