UnCommon Sense TV - “The Patriot Act” What is it and why was it created? What are its intended purposes and the actual ramifications of its implementation? Is it an effective protection of America or an insidious threat threat to the core values and functioning of our democratic society? A new way of fighting terrorism or just a rehash of the days of domestic surveillance and political intimidation as experienced for decades by the FBI’s “Cointelpro” operation? Should its provisions be extended indefinitely, or allowed to expire, and how does all this relate to “Patriot Act II” and the newly-unveiled “Victory Act”?