Courtesy of Patriot Watch:

Wesley Clark on the PATRIOT Act (Rolling Stone Interview)

Q: The president is urging Congress to grant him wider powers to wage war on terrorism at home.

A: Come on, give us a break. The Patriot Act, all 1,200 pages of it, was passed without any serious congressional discussion. There was no public accountability, and now he wants more? What does he think this country is? We shouldn't do anything with the Patriot Act until it's unwrapped. I'd like to see what violations of privacy it entails, and whether those violations are in any way justified by their preventing terrorism in this country. And we need to do it now before we take another step forward and pay for that.

On a related note, Patriot Watch is endorsing the SAFE Act:

So far, this is our favorite piece of PATRIOT-fix legislation. We believe it is a moderate, targeted bill that incorporates some of the best provisions of recent PATRIOT-fix bills. It also has a solid core of bi-partisan support including Sens. Craig ®, Crapo ®, Sununu ®, Durbin (D), Wyden (D), and Feingold (D).

"The SAFE Act (Security and Freedom Ensured Act) targets four areas of the USA PATRIOT ACT: "delayed notice" warrants, wiretaps, surveillance at libraries and multi-jurisdiction warrants."