Quoted from the text:
"the liberties that the Ashcroftian authorities have taken away from us"

I've heard this mentioned often yet have not seen any enumerated. If someone could list them, I'd be much in your debt. Most of the times when I hear of a "Patriot Act" abuse, you find that the Patriot Act had nothing to do with it at all and that the provision in the law pre-dated Ashcroft and the P.A. and it makes debating difficult. Therefore, it would be great if someone could list all the Ashcroftian reversal of rights. Thanks.