Reply #208: Good example [View All]

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Let's say my wife and I decide to sell crack and get caught, we will be punished. While our children wouldn't have been law breakers, our actions will have consequences they will have to bear. They won't go to jail with us, but they will be affected. As will other members of our family. And our neighbors. And our friends.

In your analogy, your elected officials are your parents, and you are the children/family/friends who are affected by their mistakes. The exception is that you get to pick your elected officials but you don't get to pick your parents.