Because the status is gained through people trusting his/her programming skills, not political opinions. As a side-note, yes, I also think it's an abuse of pow

Because the status is gained through people trusting his/her programming skills, not political opinions. As a side-note, yes, I also think it's an abuse of power when movie-stars make comments on what cause to support, therefore, IMHO, messing with peoples priorities. In short, yes it's perfectly fine from a legal* and social (as long as you agree with them) standpoint that they do so but to me it feels like abuse. * I am not a lawyer.