What is up with the names of these bills? "Protect America Act"? Do people not feel their intelligence is being insulted when asked to support something with such a title?

Generally, it's pure insidiousness. When Congress wants to push something through they always give it either an innocuous name like the PAA, or something nobody will publically disagree with, like a "Keep Pedophiles Away From Children Act," which mandates things more mundane and far-reaching than the title's goal.

"Congress unknowingly legalized"?

I'd say the U.S. has serious problems.

This always happens when people without any knowledge and understanding have the power to approve and impact so many lives.

Re: names of government bills, it's all a "marketing gimmick" to make sure the bills get approved. If you call it "Spy and monitor everyone (just in case)", no politician will have the balls to vote in favour and the press will have a field day. The moment you call it Protect America Act, everyone is screaming "yea"!