It was a call for vengeance, understandable in their loss, but untenable, perhaps, as a matter of justice. Critics say it has. The vote in both houses of Congress was overwhelmingly for this bill. But the concerns raised were over what is not in it. Most debate centered on expanded wiretap authority for law enforcement.
Criminals reportedly switch throwaway cell phones regularly to evade detection.
First of all, you say, I don't have a phone so it doesn't matter. Democrats want further legislation to include wiretaps, which they charge Republicans dropped under lobbying pressure from such groups as the National Rifle Association. But the President nevertheless will sign this bill. Legislation, of course, will not solve the terrorism problem. The unending deadly struggle between Israel and the seething factions that live in and around it underscores the difficulty and, when things go awry, the devastating toll that both terrorism and counterterrorism can take.