I care about this issue a lot, but I don't see why this should be on Hacker News. I like HN because it provides a very different set of news items than other sites, with particular focuses on startups, technology, and science. I get the argument that "this affects everyone, including startups", but if too much of this hits the homepage than we will loose access to the stories that set HN apart.
Well, right now, this is the only political story I see on the front page. The rest are about startups, technology, the goings-on of well-known websites, etc.