Why should he do such a silly thing. He's a member of the HoD. Participating in such debate is his job.
You, on the other hand ... aren't flying a State flag on your profile page. Are you a Virginian? If not, you're mighty hypocritical accusing a member of the Virginia House of Delegates of "injecting himself" into a debate in the Virginia HoD. If you are ... I think it's mighty stupid to be whining about one of our elected representatives doing his job.
First of all, I'm not whining.
Secondly, it is just as much a part of ones obligation as a member of an elected body to know when to remain silent as it is to join a debate. Just ask John Adams.
I simply pointed out that when one joins a debate on a controversial topic such as Hargrove did, one must be prepared for stories to appear such as the one underlying this thread.