Jay Honeck wrote:
The most powerful man on earth -- POTUS -- is a target for virtually every
nut-group. His survival is intrinsically linked with the potential
survival of the U.S. itself, and therefore his life must be protected in a
fail-safe manner.

It's important to protect the President within reason, but he is NOT
"intrinsically linked with the potential survival of the U.S. itself".
The country has well defined procedures for the transfer of power, and our
country would continue, just fine, without the President. The Secret
Service has been, basically, out of control since JFK was assasinated, and
sees no limit to how far they should go to protect the President. The
continued ADIZ around DC is a glaring example. Some of us think that
protecting our civil liberties is also important.

If this means TFRs and closing ramps while Air Force One is here, I'm fine
with that.
But not for a wannabee V.P. candidate.

He has very little to do with it. The protection is automatic. It seems
fairly obvious that you're being effected by your political preferences
(ie, refering to Edwards by funny names... ie, Senator NiceHair, etc or
whatever you said). I suspect that, during a Democratic administration, if
you were inconvenienced by a Republican candidate, you wouldn't be nearly
as upset.

--- Jay



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