It created the ability to scoop up info about citizens. Wasn’t supposed to be used against citizens, but look at it’s use against various Trump associates – Carter Page and others.
Just too tempting for corrupt officials not to use against political opponents.

I like your reform ideas. Might be possible with strong Republican majorities Congress and a two term Republican in the WH.

The Department of Homeland Security was an assemblage of already existing agencies. The one new agency was the TSA, which performs functions formerly undertaken by airport staff. IMO, it was a cack-handed division of labor and it smells of bargaining by officials and members of Congress defending their turf. Maybe we replace it because it’s a very unusual and not very impressive way to sort your protective service agencies.

Not sure the Patriot Act is salient here.

There is no possible way for those in the DOJ to defend these decisions. They are baldy and blatantly declaring that they are abusing their power and daring anyone to do something about it.

Evil exists. And it clearly resides in the hearts of the Dems in the beltway.

Hmm… maybe the signs need to pointed in a new direction?

When I watch the morning news, I see the talking head anchors reading, almost parrot like, from their teleprompters, and the tone of their voices makes it quite clear that they believe every word they say. Yet people believe them! Have we allowed ourselves to sink so low, that the prattling of fools, endorsing the acts of evil people, is accepted as proper journalism?

Biden and the Democrats have been brazen in flouting their contempt for the law and the Constitution. I have my doubts about whether there’s any way back to being a land of law and order without a revolution. Very sad.