The logic says yes, they are complicit to the extent that the government is powerful enough to intervene (granting this level of power is typically at odds with

The logic says yes, they are complicit to the extent that the government is powerful enough to intervene (granting this level of power is typically at odds with other values we hold) and to the extent that specifically politicians bear responsibility for the behavior of the government (as opposed to the people or organizations that empowered them).