Believe it or not as much as people were against it, others such as attorney general Ashcroft were for it. Others said the law is necessary in the War Against Terrorism and that the world forever changed on September 11, 2001 -- starting a new war, with new rules of engagement. They also said that it is the "very freedoms that American cherishes so dearly, that allows those who would kill us to move and operate so easily among us". As for Ashcroft, he believed the Patriot Act "reflects the stakes America has in the war on terror. When American lives are at stake, we need to have all the capacities to disrupt and to defeat terrorism that we've been successfully using over the last 28 months."
Furthermore they reflected on the fact that there are compromises to make in order to establish a better good—and that compromises are called for in these circumstances. Ultimately, the purpose of the act, supporters say, is to temporarily increase national security and act as a shield between the American public and terrorist organizations. Supporters in addition, claimed that the act cultivates cooperation between the FBI and CIA, allowing officials to easily obtain information about individuals suspected to be threats to national security. In this way, the two organizations work together in an unprecedented fashion to stop criminal activity, including terrorist plots.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1209/dailyUpdate.html
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