Just ignore lawmakers. Bitcoin and litecoin are about a disruptive technology, not about solving bureaucratic problems.
Technology cannot be stopped by political classes. This is one thing history has really taught us. Countries which forbid new technologies are doomed.
Litecoin privacy will be good for all of us . If it works, Bitcoin can add it as well to its code.
Japan banned Monero completely. Monero is also banned in other countries. 90% of the trading volume is through Korea. We cannot ignore the lawmakers right. In the end, they hold the trigger!