I'm not even particularly sure why content expertise is relevant here. There are a lot of arguments both for AND against the FBI that demonstrate a poor underst

I'm not even particularly sure why content expertise is relevant here. There are a lot of arguments both for AND against the FBI that demonstrate a poor understanding of the underlying science. But there are also strong arguments both for AND against the FBI that are backed by a strong understanding of the underlying science. Ultimately, the question at hand is social and political -- not technical. That's why so many arguments technical people make in favor of Apple miss the point entirely -- they think that it's a technical problem, but it's actually not. In fact, I'm much more interested to hear the opinion of an ethicist or political historian or public policy expert than the opinion of a technical person. > It's just in their best interests to expand the power of the legislative body. That's also true of politicians who do have technial expertise. E.g. Herman Cain has a masters in CS.