Patriot Act Vote Pleases Critics, Could Prompt White House Veto
Advocates of modifying the USA Patriot Act voted to restrict investigators from using anti-terrorism law to look at library records and bookstore sales receipts.
Advocates of modifying the USA Patriot Act voted to restrict investigators from using anti-terrorism law to look at library records and bookstore sales receipts. Despite veto threats from the White House, some lawmakers considered this a positive step toward limiting the power of the Act, reported The Associated Press.
The Patriot Act has changed the laws that apply to traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, which affects auto dealers and F&I departments.
The vote reversed a decision from 2004 that had concerned some lawmakers regarding the potential invasion of privacy of innocent library users. Although auto dealers are not directly affected by this latest vote, other potential changes to the Patriot Act spurred by this proposal could make it necessary for them to share the personal information of their customers, or could lessen the legal demands on them.
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