Irony

As you know, the DNC is occurring right now in Boston. And as always, there are protestors; for this convention, the protestors would be Republicans. However, the protestors are complaining because they are not being allowed to protest as close to the convention as they would like. The Boston PD has said that for the sake of security, certain freedoms have to given up. Republican protestors are, obviously, saying that this is unacceptable. But doesn't this, sacrificing certain freedoms for the sake of security, sound awfully familiar to the idea behind a little piece of legislation called the Patriot Act?