Blahism: USA PATRIOT ACT

I believe that after the attacks on 9/11 the citizens of the United States were expecting immediate action. In my opinion, the Bush Administration seized the opportunity to give government more power, and an opportunity to start another war. The War on Terror spawned from fear-propaganda fed to us by the government in an act to take away rights of the people. I compare this act to a jealous, insecure, controlling high-school boyfriend who searches his girlfriend’s purse, locker, and cell phone to “keep tabs” on her; and secretly beats her at night because he thinks she might be fooling around on him. It is clear to me that Bush has a serious “Daddy” complex and capitalized on his own insecurity. Be it from the low approval ratings, or his true inability to do the right thing. It is weird to me that a Republican administration hell-bent on de-regulation has implemented the biggest government-civilian control system in the history of the United States (And they're calling Obama a socialist?!?).I think that America definitely needs to do something about terrorism, but I don’t think “War” is a good enough reason to jeopardize citizens’ constitutional rights. The power given to the government in the Patriot Act is too much of a temptation for weak-minded, insecure individuals who will most likely abuse the power given to them. It is a good idea, but that is all that is good about it.