[studentrob]

So they know this leads to an Orwellian state and they do not care? Maybe, but it would be political suicide to admit that.

Certainly Comey is being deceitful in his first sentence. Even Hillary called for a Manhattan-like project to circumvent encryption back in December [1]. That shows it's something that's being discussed in Washington quite frequently.

I doubt any will ever admit they're trying to lead us towards an Orwellian state. Also, encryption is part of our protection from that. Heads of state and encryption currently appear to be directly at odds.

[1] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-debate-transcript-cli...