"FBI misuses patriot act"

I'm only amazed by the fact that the Justice Department is now admitting this. I've come to expect the administration to ignore laws, lie about everything, and try to create a more authoritarian state. Is the tide starting to turn?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/national_security_letters

WASHINGTON - The FBI improperly
and, in some cases, illegally used the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain
personal information about people in the United States, a Justice Department
audit concluded Friday.