Lawmakers Take Aim at Part of Patriot ACT

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Lawmakers Take Aim at Part of Patriot Act

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4288278,00.html
Thursday July 8, 2004 8:01 AM=20
By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers who say portions of the USA Patriot Act went
too far are taking aim at its provision that made it easier for
investigators to learn what people are reading - despite a veto threat
from the White House.

The House planned to vote Thursday on a proposal by Rep. Bernard Sanders,
I-Vt., that would prevent the government from using the Patriot Act to
demand records from book stores and libraries. The election-season
showdown is the latest over the law, which Bush has sought to expand but
which Democrats and some conservative Republicans say has infringed on
individual rights.