There is another way to look at this....a capability open to the citizenry breaks the government monopoly on the technology.
To coin a phrase, if we don't do it, the Chinese probably will.
Note that I don't think this is "a good thing", but I don't see our leadership class having the good judgment NOT to implement it.
It cannot be stopped by a vote.
Several governments already have the capacity, and they are not going to give it up.
As I stated, the Russians and the U.S. have had the capacity for decades.
Who is more likely to abuse it, governments or private parties? I suggest governments are more likely to abuse it.
There is no “monopoly” on this technology. There are several competing players who already have the ability.
They are just not allowing the rest of us to use it.
Theoretically, you could install a world government and vote to stop it. But a world government would find such a capability very useful. The odds of eliminating an already existing capability are so close to zero as to look the same.