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by caslon 1657 days ago
Note the "these days" in the comment you're replying to.

Ted Cruz:

https://reason.com/2016/02/18/ted-cruz-says-apple-needs-to-c...

Jeb!:

"If you create encryption, it makes it harder for the American government to do its job — while protecting civil liberties — to make sure that evildoers aren’t in our midst."

https://theintercept.com/2015/08/19/jeb-bush-comes-encryptio...

"On Tuesday, June 23, Senators Graham (R-SC), Cotton (R-AR), and Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bill that is a full-frontal nuclear assault on encryption in the United States. You can find the bill text here. It's been formally introduced as Senate bill 4051, which you can track here. (Other reactions to the bill so far: EFF, Techdirt.)"

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2020/06/there%E2%80%99s-no...

It isn't within the party line to support encryption any longer, because there are no conservatives in government.