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Threats of violence or physical harm, if any were posted, are wrong and beyond the pale.

But some of the comments you criticized above are far tamer than much of what passes for discourse in American politics nowadays: "Someone needs to be held accountable. Ortiz is someone." "Carmen Ortiz needs to go. She's a publicity hound" "Someone needs to be held accountable. Ortiz is someone."

Nothing wrong with saying any of those things. If you have a high-profile position in the U.S. government (Ortiz was confirmed by the Senate), you should expect scrutiny if you screw up. If Ortiz wants to restore her "mental well-being," one option would be to resign and take that lucrative law firm gig. That she has not done so suggests she assumes she can weather this storm and criticism of her will eventually die down. HN readers have the right to challenge that assumption.