Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act?

“It is the responsibility of the patriot to protect his country from its government.” — Thomas Paine

While Congress subjects the nation to its impeachment-flavored brand of bread-and-circus politics, our civil liberties continue to die a slow, painful death by a thousand cuts.

Case in point: while Americans have been fixated on the carefully orchestrated impeachment drama that continues to monopolize headlines, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law…