>They are perfectly reasonable positions. "X shouldn't be illegal" implies that it is, in fact, currently illegal.

"We were just following the rules" got people justifiably hanged not so many years ago. There must be principle behind what it is you would enforce, or you're not one of the good guys. If you give a shit about "currently illegal", I won't spend any more time listening to or worrying about what you think should be legal.