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Sometimes people don't understand discussing how a law actually functions and what a law (if any) should be. What is and what (in that persons opinion) should be are two different discussions. They think (often) that their opinion of what should be is actually the way it is, which is an error.
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"The law says!" isn't always the most productive way to argue things. That doesn't shut down a debate. For instance, if every time someone complained about businesses being involved in political campaigns, someone else could scream "Citizen's United!", and end the debate right there.
Opinions are actually very relevant to these discussions, IMO. Just because a law says "x" doesn't mean that it's 100% right or shouldn't be up for debate.