I love your logic. If ANYONE disagrees with you, they're merely mindless sheep, whereas you, the one spewing the SAME bull as any liberal teen, remains high above any suspicion of being spoon fed.
The government had nothing to do except spy on those who oppose the war? are you retarded? the Patriot Act started as a direct result of, oh, i dunno, being attacked on US soil by a bunch of terrorists? That it ended up going awry and compromising basic freedoms, sure, but you're thinking that the government is a liiiiiiitle too malicious if you honestly think that all they wanted to do was spy on the opponents to the war. What next, the government planned 9/11? Oh wait, you're probably one of the kids who thinks that too.
Oh, and that logic in your last sentence is UNBELIEVABLE. Besides the fact that you don't know if it has helped or not, the fact that Britain and Canada averted attacks without it doesn't mean that they don't have law enforcement and counter terrorist units that are able to piece together info that falls through our cracks and that the Act is supposed to catch. Also, lest i remind you, Britain did get bombed. So did Madrid.
You think that if a grandma is able to take down a robber without help, neighborhood watch is ineffective?
And i hate the patriot act, i really do... I can't believe i have to correct people and somehow defend it... This is what happens when EVERYTHING a government is considered malicious... Seriously, stop it.