The suicide of Aaron Swartz illustrates how the CFAA violates the 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Swartz may have deserved punishment, but was looking at decades in jail for a crime that the only potential victim, JSTOR, did not want to press charges. It should be self-evident that this should be a far less severe punishment than rape or murder.
The CFAA is a 1986 law that was written before the modern Internet, yet defines many Internet crimes. Technology, and how society uses technology, changes far too frequently for us to rely on a nearly 3-decades-old law.
The President should initiate discussion with lawmakers to examine current cybercrime law, and come up with suggestions for more comprehensive and fair laws that uses the knowledge we've gained since 1986.