[@Penny]

People have the right to oppose gay marriage, right or wrong, just as they do to maintain their beliefs. Does that mean I agree with them or support those opinions? No, but the people of Montana voted for Greg Gianforte legitimately, just as an investigation is going to be initiated on his conduct with the reporter; they did so even [i]knowing[/i] that such an investigation was open and that there were going to be charges and it actually [i]improved[/i] his results. I would say by an American standard, that this worked, given that none the less, the amount of support he received in it seems to suggest that most people are tired of the same old being propagated (even recounted in witness statements). Does this condone or excuse his actions? No, as I certainly do not advocate them or believe he [i]should[/i] have.

Point being, barring the fact he engaged misdemeanor assault, a fairly low level crime but still a criminal act, there's not much an issue here.