What right does the Patriot Act inhibit, exactly? The reason I say the terrorists are winning because of people like you: They attacked us, but even we trust in our government so little that we think we did it ourselves. Look how many kids there are screaming "revolution" because it's the cool thing to do. The more people that don't trust in the government, the less it will function properly. It's one thing to be skeptical, it's another to preach its every flaw.