DAVE KOPEL: “If I were in Congress, I would have voted against the Patriot Act and its re-authorization. Although the Act does provide important anti-terrorist tools, I believe it is extremely overbroad, in part because so many of the special anti-terrorism powers are not limited anti-terrorism, but can be used to enforce any federal law.” I agree with that. As I predicted way back when, it’s more about bureaucratic wishlists than antiterrorism.