Christianity isn't a form of government.

Neither is Marxism.

Actually it's quite plausible that tech staff isn't allowed to do this. Maybe the district has a contract with Microsoft, or the school regulations prohibit changing a standard district-wide setup.

Which is quite a bit different from "illegal".

Many people install TVs and DVDs, as well as PCs in their cars now, with TFT screens. Should we also see screens banned?

In many, if not most, states it is already illegal to install a video screen, except for navigation devices, in such a manner that they can be seen by the driver with the vehicle in motion.

We only need ONE law against distracted or otherwise observed unsafe driving. Let people do what they want and if they don't take precautions to be safe about it *then* you can ticket them.

So, we should repeal the DUI laws?

I don't know of any studies but I have observed that the nature of conversation using those push-to-talk devices is considerably different than that of cell phones. Particularly, people using PTT devices usually expect there to be longer gaps in the conversation rather than the immediate responses typical of cell phone conversations. PTT conversations also tend to be much less chatty. I suspect these differences mean that PTT conversations have lower cognitive load requirements and thus impact driving less.

People are different, conditions are different there is no one golden "rule" that is going to make any sense or be fairly applied to everyone or even most everyone.

I have read that alcoholics learn to function better than others with alcohol in their system. So, should alcoholics be allowed to drive drunk or should the same rule apply to all?

After phone use is made illegal in cars- what's next? GPS? Music? Food? Kids? Cold medication? Pets?

Alcohol?

Although I agree it is a serious distraction, it is not equivalent to drunk driving.

Many scientific studies have said otherwise. Where's yours?

And I bet the cable companies/isp's would not like the idea of joe sixpack competing with them.

Exactly. And that's why the telcos and cable companies have gotten laws passed that make this illegal in most places. That's why nobody is doing things like this in most places, it's not that nobody ever thought of it.

I would expect our security teams to be watching accesses to any number of accounts.

And who's watching the watchers?

So, when a gangster orders an execution only the one doing the ordering should be held responsible and not the actual gunman? I think most people would hold both responsible.