I still contend that government officials should be held to a HIGHER standard than the general public in that if you break the law you should not only have to face the same punishment everyone else does (which even that they often escape by pulling strings behind the scenes) but you should also be fired from your position and charged with the crime of "dereliction of duty".

If you're going to place yourself in the position where you can write laws the proles must obey than you should be willing to go above and beyond and follow the law even better than the average person.