I see it more as a 'why not?' kind of issue. Why can't I encrypt my own communications? Why does the government need to see what I talk about and to whom? Cr

I see it more as a 'why not?' kind of issue. Why can't I encrypt my own communications? Why does the government need to see what I talk about and to whom? Criminals aren't going to avoid encryption technology just because the government says so, which means the law only really applies to law abiding citizens. I want the government to explain why they need this power without invoking the criminal scare tactic since we already know it isn't relevant.