One it was a matter of ????? ??????? (and B”H a successful one at that) which the Gemorah (Bava Basra 8b) calls a “Mitzvah Rabba” and Shulchan Aruch (YD 252:3) says delaying their freeing by even a moment is tantamount to murder and Rambam (Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Matanos Aniyim 8:10-11) says that there is no greater mitzvah than ????? ???????
At least one of them (Marc Rich) wasn’t even in prison. Secondly, if that’s such a big issue, then why didn’t everyone get involved in that. Why only New Square? And why only those four people?
Additionally the elected position in question wasn’t an executive one but rather a legislative one
The OP did not make any differentiation (and neither did you in your comment that led to this thread).
The Wolf