Patriot Act just about perfect: F. Jim

Despite some concerns that maybe, just maybe, it would infringe on civil liberties guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution, it turns out the Patriot Act has been damn near perfect.

It's worked so well, in fact, that Rep. F. Jim Sensenbrenner, House Judiciary chair and pride of the Badger state, wants to renew the law and make it permanent. That way there won't be a need for any more of those pesky reviews to see if it's being abused. (Does anybody think the fact that it needed to be renewed might have served as a check on abuses?)

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead, says F. Jim, in a story in today's Journal Sentinel.

And, falling right into lockstep, Mark Green. His campaign newsletter says:

This week, Mark, as a member of Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner's Judiciary Committee, will be playing a leading role in helping to make permanent the anti-terrorism provisions included in the USA PATRIOT Act – a bill Mark helped craft in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on America. While the PATRIOT Act has been assailed by many on the left (and some on the right), its detractors often deal with half-truths and never seem to have any examples of actual abuse to point to.

See, no problems? What's all the fuss about?

UPDATE: Journal Sentinel, playing catch-up, says questions are being raised about F. Jim's meddling. Notable by their absence: Any comments from Wisconsin electeds.