If you can't comment on the OP stay out.
They are a threat to freedom. Declare martial law and lock them up in Gitmo, starting with you.
Wow..............never heard someone against the First Amendment as much as you before. And...............hate to tell you, but an opinion piece is NOT hard news. It's what someone thinks.
Here, let me help you out with what an opinion is, and then I will follow it up with the definition of fact, as you apparently tend to confuse the two.
opinion
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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR opinion ON THESAURUS.COM
noun
1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
3. the formal expression of a professional judgment: to ask for a second medical opinion.
4. Law . the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case.
5. a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.: to forfeit someone's good opinion.
6. a favorable estimate; esteem: I haven't much of an opinion of him.
fact
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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR fact ON THESAURUS.COM
noun
1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.
3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth.
4. something said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the witness are highly questionable.
5. Law . Often facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as distinguished from its legal effect or consequence. Compare
question of fact,
question of law.
So....................why do you want to lock someone up for their opinion? They didn't put it in the hard news section, they put it in the OPINION section, meaning they were giving their views as they see them.