That would be indescribably based, but then they’d have to answer awkward questions from constituents on their way to work, and they’d just call it a security issue (and they wouldn’t even be wrong, it would make it trivial for foreign powers to assassinate politicians that oppose their goals).
“Public housing? How dreadful! What’s next? Public transit?!”
All elected officials should have to use active or public transit.
Maybe then they’d give a shit about it.
That would be indescribably based, but then they’d have to answer awkward questions from constituents on their way to work, and they’d just call it a security issue (and they wouldn’t even be wrong, it would make it trivial for foreign powers to assassinate politicians that oppose their goals).
If there is a legitimate and valid security concern, that’s a valid reason to use a different method.
A city councillor not wanting to talk to Brenda can just get headphones.