&gt; The &quot;inefficiency&quot; caused by the system of checks and balances is by design... sort of like a delay after the entry of an incorrect password.<p>I think that shows an important insight: The FBI believes that both the Constitution and the &quot;PIN delay&quot; are &quot;making its job more difficult&quot;, because it would rather not have to follow any laws and just do whatever it wants every time, anytime.<p>Both rise from the same type of thinking that&#x27;s happening at the FBI and most other intelligence and law enforcement bodies in the US = the laws don&#x27;t apply to us.