Every time I think congressional officials can't get more arrogant, they surprise me again.
The headline is a bit off though - according to the article only the disclosure portion of the law was repealed - though IMHO this is the most important part of the law. The argument stated that the disclosure required could open individuals to identity theft and creates a potential security risk. This may actually be true. But by not bring it up for debate and talking about it in public, all it will do is make people suspicious. I may be interpreting the changes [1] in correctly, however it sounds like it will still be recorded in a database, albeit one that is not publicly accessible.
The headline is a bit off though - according to the article only the disclosure portion of the law was repealed - though IMHO this is the most important part of the law. The argument stated that the disclosure required could open individuals to identity theft and creates a potential security risk. This may actually be true. But by not bring it up for debate and talking about it in public, all it will do is make people suspicious. I may be interpreting the changes [1] in correctly, however it sounds like it will still be recorded in a database, albeit one that is not publicly accessible.
[1] http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c113:3:./temp/~c113rT6...: