Re: The government [of USA] can lead by example...
...and they have! The OPM hacks dropped the US government's pants to the tune of personnel records on 22 million employees, including security classifications.
Now if that isn't busted security, I don't know what is.
Maybe it's like penis envy -- Feinstein, Burr, et al are insanely jealous of people smart enough to do good encryption.
Or perhaps it's simpler: Feinstein, Burr, et al are insane.
Leave it at that.