[swat535]

Because political discussions (except a few narrow events) are not encourage on HN, it goes against the spirit of the site AFAIK.

[majewsky]

> it goes against the spirit of the site AFAIK.

The usual argument is that most political news do not lead to healthy debates. The mods prefer having no debate over people throwing mud at each other.

[Guereric]

Thanks for clarifying.