Please don't post partisan flamebait to HN.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

The previous administration is actually partially responsible for this allowing to be done without government intervention. See this hacker news post [0] for some more information.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12612033

Doubtful anyone there has a sustained interest in a domain registrar. any proof?