I am flagging you down... :) If the front page is filled with same story, it is because people wants that. That is the logic of the HN.
And yes, I realize my comment is against HN's behavior rules, but in times like this, I think it's silly to say something like that. HN also played a big role in stopping SOPA/PIPA before, by keeping those sort of stories popular on the front page. I'd like to believe it can do that again, when there is a lot more at stake than in SOPA's case here.