In today's NY Post two New York politicians, Peter King (Rep) and Ed Koch (Dem), defend the Act. One passage is a good summary of how the Act has been used to date.
Before addressing these specifics, let's put Gore's case in its proper perspective by citing Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who recently said she hadn't found a "single abuse of the Patriot Act" - and when she asked the ACLU for any instance of abuse, was told, "they had none." Similarly, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) said criticism of the Patriot Act "is both misinformed and overblown" and the Justice Department has "done a pretty good job in terms of implementing" the law.But, the details are interesting too. Read the whole article.
Althought it's an unimportant detail, the Zodiac killer has never been caught.
