Rt>1 means that there is a doubling rate of some number of days. Vaccines aren't 100% effective. The more cases, the more breakthrough cases. There are also children under 12. You can't say that all infected people had a choice in the matter, it simply isn't true.
I mean... for a little while until enough of the patients die. I mean that's whats happening.
ICU capacity due to COVID is filled overwhelmingly by unvaccinated people who had a choice in the matter for 9 months straight. If there wasn't a choice I would agree with you.
What is occurring now is completely tolerable to continue to allow to occur and is the consensus in all states, across the entire political spectrum.