To give a different example of what we're dealing with, California Senator Diane Feinstein has been a vocal opponent of encryption. Google "diane feinstein encryption" for some examples; it's a long-running theme with her. At the same time, she was pretty unhappy with the CIA snooping around Senate computers[1]. You'd think she could make the connection that if even her title and the law aren't enough to protect her, maybe encryption can be a good thing, but no, she's one of the senators behind the EARN IT Act.
1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/feins...