MSNBC informs us that the House voted “overwhelmingly” (257-171) to reauthorize the Patriot Act. Who could have expected any other outcome, given the frenzy with which so many voices told of the dangers of allowing people to live their lives without the continuing supervision of a more empowered police-state? Ron Paul and a few others tried to interject some rationality and sensitivity to individual liberty into the sordid mess, but to no avail. The mob mentality had taken over the House which, like any collective body on a self-righteous crusade, wanted to hear nothing of reason. My only familiarity with … Continue reading The Patriot Act