[ryanong]

I would not have been revoked if it wasn’t illegal.

[bpodgursky]

That's... a wild contortion of what it means to be legal. When the government grants a permit for me to do something, the sane thing is to assume that it is a legal thing to do.

You can redefine, or re-interpret the law later to make something _now_ illegal, but that absolutely does not mean it was illegal at the time. That's 1984-style history rewriting.

[takeda]

Previous permit was also revoked by court. The analogy someone else already provided is apt.

Kid asked dad if he can get a candy after mom said no. Then started crying when mom came and said it's not allowed.