I have only a vague idea of what the Patriot Act is, so I won't vote.


But people have to recognize that much of the Western world is in a state of war right now. If you want to stay safe during this period, you have to sacrifice some rights.

Now, that needs to be balanced with the question "What does the West stand for?". There are some small things- not rights, but privledges- that might need to be cut back. The problem is that some people take privledge=right, and since a right is a pillar of Western society, it cannot be infringed upon. The latter part is somewhat right, but a privledge is revokable. People need to see that for the whole to stay safe, the individual might need to cede some privledges.

However, it's a prickly path as when do you find the right balance of privledge and responsibility?