Best example IMO: for the last ~20 years, government after government has tried to push the essentially same data retention legislation. And everytime they do p

Best example IMO: for the last ~20 years, government after government has tried to push the essentially same data retention legislation. And everytime they do pass it, it gets shot down in a court. It's not even always the same people pushing it (although Merkel was chancellor for most of that time, but she never seemed to get involved directly, not her style) but at this point it's quite clear that "the government" simply wants these laws, constitutional or not.