Of course not everyone in the government apparatus are elected. The post I replied to explicitly refered to politicians. But I also don't think public servants

Of course not everyone in the government apparatus are elected. The post I replied to explicitly refered to politicians. But I also don't think public servants (Fauci etc) should be punished. Again, for what crime? They receive orders, in the form of laws, court decisions or executive orders from elected representatives. As long as they fulfill their duties implementing those orders they are not responsible for the consequences in the eyes of the law. The elected representatives are however responsible for the laws and directives they make. And they do face that responsibility when they meet the voters. Ultimately the voters are responsible to elect sensible people.