Various ways the Patriot Act is relevant to this Awakening https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#Title_II:_Surveillance_procedures Expanded the depth and methods of surveillance related to FISA. Title V: Removing obstacles to investigating terrorism USA PATRIOT Act (U.S. H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56), Title V, Sec 506. ... Secret Service jurisdiction was extended to investigate computer fraud, access device frauds, false identification documents or devices, or any fraudulent activities against U.S. financial institutions. ... National Security Letters (NSLs). An NSL is a form of administrative subpoena used by the FBI, and reportedly by other U.S. government agencies including the CIA and the Department of Defense (DoD). It is a demand letter issued to a particular entity or organization to turn over various records and data pertaining to individuals. They require no probable cause or judicial oversight and also contain a gag order, preventing the recipient of the letter from disclosing that the letter was ever issued So there is a ton more, but these are very important. The Secret Service is supposed to be non-political, is highly linked up with the Military, and we haven't been seeing them in the news since the hooker parties under the Obama tenure. The other items are tools that were used to create and carry out Spygate, as well as tools the current Administration is using to investigate it. The National Security Letters allow them to investigate across-agency in a way never done before. Roadblocks where an agency denies information to another agency [E.G. the CIA being opaque and claiming National Security as a reason to lie to us/withhold] are being/have been dismantled.