The Madrid bombers used cell phones, and there is talk of these remote triggering devices being used in London and Bali.

To not allow first responders, state and local law enforcement officers the option of using this technology in the event of a terrorist threat or attack places the physical safety of the public, as well as that of our protectors, in jeopardy. This is about saving lives. Government Acts should further the public interests and in a post-9/11 world, radio frequency jamming technology is a crucially important tool in the fight against terrorism.

Jamming equipment should only be used by the government, such as the police and the bomb squads, not the general public. Jamming is a weapon that should only be used against illegal activities.

They were very willing to sit down with the press and work out something that was targeted....

It cuts so wide as to even make confidential housing inspection reports. People should be able to know what housing inspectors were finding out about their buildings. We just didn't prevail on that.

I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals.