This is why the "first amendment" issue might be the most important part of this - he might want to stand up and say "the Govenment wants to force me to backdoo

This is why the "first amendment" issue might be the most important part of this - he might want to stand up and say "the Govenment wants to force me to backdoor my system, and I think Congress should change the law so this can't happen", but he's not allowed to do so. Restricting this kind of clearly political speech is not right, is not just and is not democratic.