From
 the first page, (and the same sentiment is found throughout the whole document)<p>&gt; the relief the government seeks is unavailable because Congress has
 considered legislation that would achieve the same result but has not 
adopted it.<p>Bingo!<p>I&#x27;ve said it on HN since the beginning of this case [1,2,3], and I&#x27;ll 
continue to say it. This case is about making backdoor legislation 
palatable. Don&#x27;t get caught up in the precedent set by this case, it&#x27;s 
more or less inapplicable when Apple (etc.) can&#x27;t flash the device without 
effectively wiping it, which is where things are headed. [4]<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11139515" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11139515</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11139497" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11139497</a><p>[3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11164617" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11164617</a><p>[4]: 
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;24&#x2F;apple-is-said-to-be-working-on-an-iphone-even-it-cant-hack.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;24&#x2F;apple-is-said-to-be-working-o...</a>