Perhaps I'm just not the brightest light in the chandelier, but I don't see
the reason for the implications that we have lost all the rights granted us
by
the Bill of Rights.

But you're more than bright enough to understand that while most of us have not
"lost" any rights under the Patriot Act, there is now a mechanism in place to
extinguish an individual's rights by Executive order.

Right now, you guys think, "No big deal. The right wing has seized control of
the country. My interests are going to be advanced by whatever decisions the
President and his cabinet make."

Imagine how concerned you would be, and will be, when a moderate or liberal
politician ascends to the office of POTUS again.