&gt;&gt;All these idiotically named acts (&#x27;patriot act&#x27;, &#x27;freedom act&#x27;) are named that way so that if you&#x27;re against them it looks as if you&#x27;re either not a patriot or against freedom.<p>I believe the names of these acts are acronyms:<p>USA Freedom Act [0] = Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection and Online Monitoring Act<p>USA Patriot Act [1] = Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;USA_Freedom_Act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;USA_Freedom_Act</a>
[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Patriot_Act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Patriot_Act</a>