[Osem]

There is another issue which is relevant when people in positions of power put themselves in situations where they may be vulnerable to blackmail and could therefore have their decision making unduly influenced. We certainly can't expect our politicians to be as pure as the driven snow and people are entitled to some privacy, but I don't think such people ought to be engaging in dubious activities until they're out of office in which case there'll be little or no possible conflict with their public duties. Fat chance of any of that happening however...