Because it is an assault on civil liberties? The status quo was wrong, which is why we passed the law in the first place. The difference, of course, is: * [t

Because it is an assault on civil liberties? The status quo was wrong, which is why we passed the law in the first place. The difference, of course, is: * [thing isn't thought about, so isn't made illegal - making it implicitly legal] * Hey, this thing they're doing is bad - now that we know about it, we should make it illegal. * Repeal: Hey, let them do this thing.