Ostensibly the US doesn't have that framework either, the Constitution would seem to preclude it (I realize we are talking about a myriad of offenses at this po

Ostensibly the US doesn't have that framework either, the Constitution would seem to preclude it (I realize we are talking about a myriad of offenses at this point so it may get hazy). But as you can see, shit gets ignored. Secret government agencies in Germany could ignore laws there just as easily as the NSA does in the US.