IMO the PA hasn't been widely "abused", but it sure has the potential to be.

Count me in with those who are leery of giving the government more power to do whatever it pleases.

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence". John Adams

"A dishonest man can always be trusted to be dishonest". Captain Jack Sparrow