Sawstop does nothing to stop binding and kickback, so you're talking apples
and oranges. Not that it wouldn't convince a politician, though....

"Bob Schmall" wrote in message
...
This is necessarily a SWAG, but if they can get before a
government committee or into court, they can force saw manufacturers to
appear and defend the safety equipment presently on saws and explain why
it
is "good enough." When it comes out that a high percentage (90?) of
woodworkers remove the clunky blade guards and spliters now installed as
original equipment, SawStop can step forward with a working system that
they
can demonstrate as being safer and non-removable. Again, this is just a
hunch.