My first impression of your post, OP, is that you're jumping way ahead with that last part of it.

I'm not familiar with tornado cash whatsoever, and I'm pretty ignorant about smart contracts too, but I did take a look at the article and I think what needs to happen is for this action to be challenged via the legal system, lest it set a precedent that might put into motion all of those github removals and negative actions against bitcoin that you suggested could happen.

Does the large and wonderful land of bitcoin happen to have a group of legal scholars who would take on a case like this?  I've always thought bitcoin needed powerful lobbyists to fight for fair regulation and such.  I know there are people like the Winklevoss twins and some OG whales that have some pull, but this seems like there's a need for pro-crypto lawyers.

Anyway, thanks for posting this info.  I'm kind of curious as to what, if anything, is going to come of this action.