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I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 203 - ARREST AND COMMITMENT
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Sec. 3056. Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret
Service
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(a) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect the
following persons:
(1) The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in
the order of succession to the Office of President), the
President-elect, and the Vice President-elect.
(2) The immediate families of those individuals listed in
paragraph (1).
(3) Former Presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes,
except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event
of remarriage unless the former President did not serve as
President prior to January 1, 1997, in which case, former
Presidents and their spouses for a period of not more than ten
years from the date a former President leaves office, except that
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(A) protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of
remarriage or the divorce from, or death of a former President;
and
(B) should the death of a President occur while in office or
within one year after leaving office, the spouse shall receive
protection for one year from the time of such death:
Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the
authority to direct the Secret Service to provide temporary
protection for any of these individuals at any time if the
Secretary of Homeland Security or designee determines that
information or conditions warrant such protection.
(4) Children of a former President who are under 16 years of
age for a period not to exceed ten years or upon the child
becoming 16 years of age, whichever comes first.
(5) Visiting heads of foreign states or foreign governments.
(6) Other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States
and official representatives of the United States performing
special missions abroad when the President directs that such
protection be provided.
(7) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and,
within 120 days of the general Presidential election, the spouses
of such candidates. As used in this paragraph, the term "major
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates" means those
individuals identified as such by the Secretary of Homeland
Security after consultation with an advisory committee consisting
of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority
leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate, and one additional member selected by the
other members of the committee. The Committee shall not be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).
(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children
who are under 16 years of age, for a period of not more than six
months after the date the former Vice President leaves office.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to
direct the Secret Service to provide temporary protection for any
of these individuals at any time thereafter if the Secretary of
Homeland Security or designee determines that information or
conditions warrant such protection.
I am not surprised. These are the people's elected officials. Surround them with security and they gain royalty status. As though they are more important than the people they represent.I was amazed to learn that Ms Gifford had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
LOL, As if they aren't already.Politics also probably has something to do with it as well - having a large group of armed security would make Congress members look out of touch and elitist.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Giffords had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.
I suspect many Congresspersons do not want the police around 24/7. Makes it harder to commit fraud on the American public with law enforcement officials present.
I was amazed to learn that Ms Giffords had no security at this event and that it's the norm for Congress men and women and Senators to not have it.