The thing that is missing from the above is the addendum "..in the opinion of some." But, obviously, not in the considered opinion of those elected representatives charged with the responsibility of the legislature and governance of the country.

The legislators are not generally constitutional scholars. They are politicians. There is a very big difference. The purpose of the Supreme Court is to make sure that when the legislature passes laws that are unconstitutional, there is a means of redress. Unfortunately, with some of the changes that will be made under the Patriot Act, there will be people who will not have access to the courts, and there will be no way for the Supreme Court to make any kind of ruling on the constitutionality of those laws.