Obama Gives Himself Secret Service Protection For the Rest of His Life
By Victor Trammell
President Obama signed a bill into law on Thursday that grants himself, living former presidents, and future ex-presidents Secret Service protection for life. This new law discontinues a 1990s bill that significantly limited Secret Service protection for U.S. presidents after they leave office.
This new law is called The Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012. The act gives lifetime Secret Service protection for presidents their spouses who were in office after Jan. 1, 1997. The law also grants Secret Service protection for the children of former presidents until they are 16 years of age.
Congress passed an original law in 1994 that ended the Secret Service protection after they have been out of office for a decade. However, due to the new era of global threats to American security, Congress and federal law enforcement agencies have agreed that lifetime Secret Service protection is vital.
A moral issue could be raised here. U.S. presidents already get a six-fugure salary, perfect health care benefits, and other perks for life. Also, it is customary for U.S. presidents to do more lucrative things after leaving office in addition to their post-presidential perks. Do they really need more? Obama signing this bill into law is a blatant assertion of new power on his behalf. It is also another expenditure that will be paid for by the already tax-strained U.S. taxpayer. Hopefully this newfound power will humble Obama into dealing with America’s sputtering economy.
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The President & his family definitely need to be protected for the rest of their lives, because of the crazy right wing radicals out here whom would love to see him dead. Now what he should enact and sign into law is that the vacationing do nothing GOP can’t give themselves raises whenever they feel like it.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
I AM SICK OF THIS SACK OF DOG DOO DOO USING MY TAX DOLLARS FOR NO ONE BLACK, EXCEPT HIMSELF!!! AND SICK OF HIM PAYING INTERNET TROLLS TO SPREAD HIS PROPAGANDA AND TRY TO DEFEND HIS PATHETIC POLICIES.
Urban black american cant even get good police protection. He claims congress and the republicans ties his hands when it comes to doing anything for black americans and blames the GOP, but he can do everything for his sorry azz and white folks. He must be the most pathetic excuse for a human being on the planet and just like that worthless african father who sired his mother and left her.
How about you do something for yourself, and stop waiting on Obama to ride down your street with a huge surprise for you ? He’s the president, he’s going to be a target for the rest of his life, why shouldn’t be able to provide some extra security for himself and his family ? Would you rather his girls get kidnapped by some nut ?
bravo MR. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA .THE GREATEST PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME NEEDS LIFE TIME PROTECTION FROM WHACKOS IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD.HATERS ARE EVEYWHERE.AT LEAST ONE BLACK WILL BE PROTECTED.THE REST OF US IS ON OUR OWN.LOL LOL.
Unfortunately he and his family will require extraordinary security with all these right wing nuts and their hoarding ammunition. I pray for them daily.
This law should have been on the books for at least the last 20 years.Some groups and individuals hold the USA and particularly the President responsible for their situations and conditions and will attempt to harm him and his family if given the opportunity.By holding the positions they do and making the decisions they must make for OUR well being,we owe it to them to provide safety for the rest of their lives.
How many governments do you topple and not fear for your life? We are a nation under siege. Dominoes are falling in Africa. Libya set up what is happening in Mali. Those who the rebels expelled sought a homeland in Northern Mali. Of course there are other forces at play. These are a people without a homeland. Taking land by force is an imposition of will first by the rebels in Libya and as a result of this by the displaced armies that served the former government of Libya. A nomad tribe seeks a homeland where it had formerly lived prior to being employed by the former Libyan Government. Now France is going to beat up on them. The Mali government is seeking help from its former colonial master. Taxes surged in France. Their tax payers are already paying for the funding of this military venture. What is the trade off for the Mali government?
That law is fair. There are too many things and events president do during their tenure that some people hold anger on presidents and their wives. You remember when Clinton ordered the fake Jesus temple bombed after the fake Jesus refused to release kids. Such people can hold anger for life. Presidents need protection for life.
Whether you like Pres. Obama or not… or agree with him or not — or have a good or bad opinion of his policies or not….he has been threatened more times than any other U.S. President in history. We live in a very violent society.
There are many that have already been in the streets at Tea Party rallies …with guns…and signs saying: “We came unarmed this time.” God forbid….if someone got to him….. sadly, the Prez. would probably be killed by a WHITE RACIST…like a skinhead or KKK member — long before any foreigner. And if you have been watching any news lately — you probably have heard that the gun sales are off the charts. I don’t blame him for seeking such protection. He has to act to protect his family too.
He is correct in doing so. He of all people know about threats. Reports are that he has had more death threats than any other president in American history. We owe him/them that much especially in these violent times.
GOOD IDEA!
Yes Prz needs protection for the rest of his life.
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Prudence is a virtue. Th sheer number of threats against President Obama (and maybe others) makes it necessary that he get that level of protection. Remember, too, that the bill supporting this was signed-off on by Democrats AND Republicans—–seemingly the ONLY thing they have been able to agree on. There are four other ex-presidents who would be covered by this: Bush I, Bush II, Carter and Clinton.
He’s needs to be impeached for his lies, theft and of all things, secret service agents protecting his dog?
What a loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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