"Terrorism is just being used as an excuse for Bush to remove everyones rights. " All the problems that US created in the world today are caused by "double standards" policy in foreign politics. Typical example is frequent use of the term "Terrorism" . Everything that is turned against US interests are characterized as a "act of Terrorism" but in the same time the groups that use terrorism as their method of achieving the goals (and they suit the US policy) are called "Freedom Fighters" or similar . Terrorism is by one definition "The use of extreme violence or the threat of violence by states, groups or individuals to generate fear in individuals and thus manipulate their behavior." , and this is exactly the US policy against some countries ( Take the example of 1999 Bombing campaign of Yugoslavia; US led forces targeted Power plants and power distribution infrastructure , leaving entire country without electricity and water supply. This can be characterized as Act of Terrorism and it really was, on the grand scale). So don't be worried about your rights diminished by the Patriotic Act, this is just the path your government choose for you and your children. At the end , you still have a right to Live (freely or not) and this right is taken from many people throughout the world.