That's not my point. I have no problem with Search Warrants. . . so long as they are executed legally. Law enforcement is permitted to use all legal means to facilitate such searches. They are NOT permitted to use ILLEGAL means. To require a CRIMINAL act to break into something, to induce an act that is by FEDERAL LAW another crime in, and of itself, to facilitate the search, is not ALLOWED.
I am not objecting to the unlocking of the iPhone, I am objecting the FBI using illegal means and the creation of a new crime to do so.
You remind me of the Pharisees.
Once the FBI took possession of the phone as evidence, and once they obtained a warrant, gaining access to the phone is no more illegal than had the original owner utilized the same means.
In other words, once the FBI was authorized via warrant to gain access to the contents of the phone, there is no crime. Think of it like gaining access to your house. If the FBI breaks into your house by smashing a window to gain access and they do not have a warrant, then yes, they have committed a crime. However, if they have a warrant, no crime has been committed because if you were to smash a window to get into your house ... well, ok, it’s your house.