Because the patriot act doesn't violate the Constitution in anyway. You know, unlike 99.9% of the other things government does.
The constitution never said about the right to property, so we can be a completely socialistic nation. No?
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor shall private
property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
And the kicker -
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The right of a person to own property that they have earned is very much implied in the constitution.
