I'm willing to believe that you're right. I think, though, that the government will take this as a sign that they need to never have the need to ask this quest

I'm willing to believe that you're right. I think, though, that the government will take this as a sign that they need to never have the need to ask this question again. The demand that encrypted communications devices have some back door wasn't some capricious whim this year: it's been brewing for years, and only accelerated with the widespread adoption of distributing encrypted operating systems. While I agree that this particular request is similar to demanding that citizens (or corporations), quarter troops, I think it's an error to look too far outside of the realm of communications with regard to the Constitution.