Well, yes, duh. Either it is a political view that shouldn't be a fireable offense, or it's not. Pao says this crosses the line. If you're the CEO of a company

Well, yes, duh. Either it is a political view that shouldn't be a fireable offense, or it's not. Pao says this crosses the line. If you're the CEO of a company that works to prevent rape and empower victims, and one of your employees is bankrolling Brock Turner's defense case in court, don't you think that's a pretty severe conflict of interest? It's with the same incredulity that Josh Lyman asked a gay congressman on The West Wing how he could caucus with a Republican party that viewed him as a second-class citizen; less than human.