Did you ever read and understand the Patriot Acts 1 and 2? They are not well understood by most people but the allow things like the police/CIA/FBI bursting into your house without a warrant or due cause and take away the right of Habeas Corpus. I believe this last item was declared to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
This is what I was thinking... What would it take for the SCOTUS to declare the patriot act unconstitutional?