Law is diplomacy.

Patriot Act.

Several Americans were arrested under portions of the Patriot Act for trying to send about $20,000 to relatives Kurdistan. They were not terrorists, they were not planning or associated with any crime. Just sending money to Kurdistan. Three have been convicted and face sentencing, a fourth man's trial is in July.

first, this is not the kind of thing the Patriot Act was for. Second, sending money home is not a crime. Third, the normal law enforcement procedures before the Patriot Act were sufficient. The president or one of his appointees in lieu of him is to coordinate macro level intelligence without the use of Patrioit Act laws.