Should laws apply to lawmakers?

The District of Columbia has strict laws prohibiting smoking in public spaces. But Congress, as the basic overlords of the district, eluded that ban by making sure that the district’s laws and regulations did not apply to “the functions or property of the federal government,” which include the Capitol. So members may indeed smoke in their offices.

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When I served on a jury, I was treated as a common criminal, passing through a metal detector to make sure I didn’t have a cell phone or nail clippers.
Lawyers and public officials had a separate entrance that required no checks. During the felony abduction trial the judge’s cell phone rang on the dais.