House Votes To Get Rid of Library/Bookstore Connection To Patriot Act

[Annie]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616...bXcO7uMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

House Votes to Limit Patriot Act Rules

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer 16 minutes ago

In a slap at President Bush, lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the Justice Department and the FBI from using the Patriot Act to peek at library records and bookstore sales slips.

The House voted 238-187 despite a veto threat from Bush to block the part of the anti-terrorism law that allows the government to investigate the reading habits of terror suspects.

The vote reversed a narrow loss last year by lawmakers concerned about the potential invasion of privacy of innocent library users. They narrowed the proposal this year to permit the government to continue to seek out records of Internet use at libraries...

 

[Bullypulpit]

They also need to get rid of section 213, which allows "sneek and peek" searches without informing an idividual of the existence of a warrant for months.

Also, all of section 215, which allows the perusal of an individuals library records, as mentioned in Kathianne's post, should should be revoked. In addition to library and bookstore records, it also allows examintaion of medical, financial and sales records by law enforcement agencies...ALL without probable cause.

 

[nosarcasm]

Wasn't Laura Bush a librarian. :hail: I never know they were such an
effective lobby.