[user9982]

>Seriously, you need to stop this. You are the head of the executive branch of the government, of which the FBI is directly underneath your jurisdiction. Director James Comey is directly within your chain of command.

You don't need to tell the man what he can do in his capacity as president, he knows what he can do. Identify the issue clearly and concisely, but don't try and tell him what he can and cannot do. Whether you intended that or not, that's how it comes across.

> What the FBI is asking for is a master key to be created that can decrypt any iPhone.

Not true, they're asking for a way to submit guesses electronically and removing the auto-wipe and 10 guess limit. If you are going to request help on an issue, ensure you know what you the issue is.

I wouldn't send this message in, and I'd suggest you restructure what you're writing because this is simply not effective, and if other people begin sending the same message in it's going to make everyone who opposes this issue look misinformed with a superiority complex (that is how the entire second paragraph comes across).

[illumin8]

The important thing is to voice your disapproval. I'm confident that my wording could be improved, but it's important that Obama quantify the sheer number of US citizens that disagree with this despicable act.

[user9982]

The important thing is to voice your disapproval in a manner that a) identifies the issue and b) identifies your stance on the issue. Your comment misses the mark on a) by being down right wrong, and your stance on b) comes across as you believing you know more about these matters than the people executing them. The fact that you come across that way without having a clear understanding of the issue is going to lead them to dismissing your disapproval.