"Jay Masino wrote:
Edwards has absolutely no control over what the Secret Service does.

Is declining Secret Service protection "no control"? The DHS web site
says that Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and their
spouses/children, may individually decline protection. If the
question is whether they may tell them how to do their jobs once they
consent to protection, well, that I imagine is like any other
situation where professionals tend not to listen to suggestions from
amateurs.

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