There is a difference between POLITICS IN GENERAL and HERP LEGISLATION.

I would LOVE to see a herp legislation forum.

Politics in general can be whatever the site owners/mods want it to be. There are pros and cons for how that would affect the community here, and it works well enough to keep that in the quarantine room.

I really do think that especially with the focus on HR669 and similar recent proposed/passed legislation that a herp legislation forum would serve the community very well, facilitate discussion, help us organize to keep the hobby afloat, and help inform people about local laws.