WASHINGTON – MARCH 09: U.S. President George W. Bush signs the H.R. 3199, USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 in the East Room at the White House March 8, 2006 in Washington DC. The reauthorization of the Patriot Act had come under criticism from some in Congress for the potential to infringe of civil liberties but was pushed by the Bush administration as essential for fighting terrorism. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)