The real issue is that the US Congress – like many countries’ legislatures – lives by rules that are very different from those imposed on ordinary citizens. In particular, the accounting, transparency, and fraud rules that govern businesses do not apply to elected representatives.
但这个问题并不仅限于国会不受内幕交易法案管辖的问题，真正的要害其实是美国国会（跟许多其他国家的立法机构一样）并非基于那些适用于普通公民的法规而运作。尤其是那些适用于企业的会计，信息透明和欺诈行为的法规都无法应用在民选代表身上。