This is an awesome speech. It isn't overly-stated, but it is biased. It is a clear essay on the problems firstly with the Patriot Act, and secondly with the administration's ideological flaw (that of limiting information about the government, using that limitation to escape culpability for mistakes and misdeeds, and opening information about citizens). I will let the article speak for itself, but would love to answer any questions about it.
Yes, it is by Former VP Gore. Get over it. He may be wooden and boring, but he's a fine speaker.
http://www.moveon.org/gore/speech2.html