I mean, I can answer those questions, but the OP comment was a critique of the policy, not the policy makers. Yes, I understand that perhaps OP's comment might

I mean, I can answer those questions, but the OP comment was a critique of the policy, not the policy makers. Yes, I understand that perhaps OP's comment might have been influenced by the policy maker, but nothing in their post makes any mention of anything beyond a simple policy critique, so this line of argumentation is, at best, putting words in their mouth. If a policy is, to one's opinion, good or bad, then it should not matter whether or not the policy was proposed by someone we like or someone we hate, and to that end, it shouldn't matter one whit how popularly supported it is by our legislators, even where that popularity is enjoyed across partisan lines. Arguing against a policy critique with a critique (or commendation) of the policy-makers is totally non-sequitur.