I then looked at the HN guidelines which stated that most "political" articles are considered "off-topic." I considered it to be "on-topic," since it directly affects entrepreneurs and their companies based in CA. But fine, their forum, their rules.

But how is this TC article on Ron Paul any different (which has rec'd 100+ upvotes)? http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/16/ron-pauls-farewell-address-the-internet-can-stop-big-government/