Yes, breaking the law is considered committing a crime. It might not be a particularly big crime and likely wouldn't normally warrant more than a warning. But w

Yes, breaking the law is considered committing a crime. It might not be a particularly big crime and likely wouldn't normally warrant more than a warning. But when the people who just passed the law immediately go and break it, the crime itself isn't the issue. The problem is the attitude that the law doesn't apply to those in charge. It is literally the sort of thing that has caused revolutions. People want a just society.