The word "patriot" is offensive to the corporation that is the US by the Act of 1871, because it represents patriotism towards the original US that was a republic. The word "patriot" originates from the latin word "patria", which translates to "homeland, country". A corporation is not a country, because those two are legally distinct entities. Hence the word "patriot" is offensive to the corporation of US, because it doesn't represent support for the corporation.