our elected representatives are not intended to be role models, or to be held to a higher standard. they're regular, normal people that we elect to represent our self-interests. this is a fundamentally right-wing way to approach this problem, that ordains a hierarchy in the state and assigns it special privileges. our system of government was designed to do away with this kind of thinking. there's consequently a deeply counter-revolutionary line of thinking embedded in this article.
i think that our elected representatives should be expected to follow proper quarantine procedures should they decide to travel. but, i don't think that we have a collective right to tell our elected officials what to do, and i think they retain s. 6 mobility rights, like every other individual in society.
the rule of law requires that government follow the same rules put in place by everybody else. but, that means setting clear rules and abiding by those clear rules. they have the right to clarity in the law, as well. if the law provides guidelines around travel, then following those guidelines is sufficient. i expect nothing more - but nothing less.
that is our history. that is our government. those are our laws. they come not from any religious book or system of moral guidance, but from the feeble minds of human beings. and, those human beings have rights like everybody else.