What is one of the biggest criticisms of the usa patriot act?

1990s from Butler, one of the leading names in the feminist theory, since after the September 11 attacks, the United States made from grief and assesses the impact of limiting violence in the public sphere.
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First and foremost the law is unconstitutional since it is in direct violation of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution 

 it was necessary to combat "terrorism" and would be used only against terrorists. Already it is being used against Americans in non-terrorism contexts. (See Elliot Spitzer case). In other words, if the federal government wants the authority to wire tap all of us without prior proof of probable cause the proper and LEGAL method of doing so is via amending the constitution, a necessarily difficult process because the founders knew it should NEVER be easy to make changes to the constitution.