tapirmusic Posted January 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) No guns for you. All guns for Obama forever. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-signs-law-giving-himself-bush-lifetime-secret-184305122--politics.html Edited January 10, 2013 by tapirmusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted January 10, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Obama didn't sign this. Every president and first lady have secret service body guards for life and probably have since the 1950's or 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted January 10, 2013 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2013 From the article - The Secret Service started protecting presidents in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. In 1965, Congress passed a law authorizing the agency, which is now a part of the Department of Homeland Security, to protect former presidents for life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapirmusic Posted January 10, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted January 10, 2013 He did sign it. "President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into a law a measure giving him, George W. Bush and future former presidents and their spouses lifetime Secret Service protection, the White House announced. The legislation, crafted by Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, rolls back a mid-1990s law that imposed a 10-year limit on Secret Service protection for former presidents. Bush would have been the first former commander in chief affected. At the time, lawmakers who supported the measure said it would save the government millions of dollars. They also argued that former presidents could hire private security firms (as Richard Nixon did after he decided to forgo Secret Service protection in 1985). The bill had sailed through Congress with bipartisan support—it cleared the House of Representatives by voice vote in early December, and then it zipped through the Senate unopposed. The law also provides protection for former presidents’ kids until age 16. But “protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted January 10, 2013 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If we just got rid of guns the president wouldn't need protecting. Amirite guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drayno Posted January 10, 2013 #6 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If we just got rid of guns the president wouldn't need protecting. Amirite guys? Ironic, considering we have guns to protect ourselves from the president. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted January 10, 2013 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2013 All living former Presidents and their spouses should have Secret Service protection for life, unless they chose not to (I believe Carter did this). Money well spent in my opinion. Could you imagine if a former President were kidnapped and tortured/murdered? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp Posted January 10, 2013 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah I thought former Presidents already had protection for life. Seems like a complete non-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted January 10, 2013 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If we just got rid of guns the president wouldn't need protecting. Amirite guys? Since more people are killed with hammers or baseball bats than guns....no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted January 10, 2013 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2013 He did sign it. "President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into a law a measure giving him, George W. Bush and future former presidents and their spouses lifetime Secret Service protection, the White House announced. The legislation, crafted by Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, rolls back a mid-1990s law that imposed a 10-year limit on Secret Service protection for former presidents. Bush would have been the first former commander in chief affected. At the time, lawmakers who supported the measure said it would save the government millions of dollars. They also argued that former presidents could hire private security firms (as Richard Nixon did after he decided to forgo Secret Service protection in 1985). The bill had sailed through Congress with bipartisan support—it cleared the House of Representatives by voice vote in early December, and then it zipped through the Senate unopposed. The law also provides protection for former presidents’ kids until age 16. But “protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage.” I stand corrected. I don't have a problem with it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drayno Posted January 10, 2013 #11 Share Posted January 10, 2013 All living former Presidents and their spouses should have Secret Service protection for life, unless they chose not to (I believe Carter did this). Money well spent in my opinion. Could you imagine if a former President were kidnapped and tortured/murdered? It's not like they're president now. They are just regular people, you know. Most people overlook this. Let them defend themselves the way millions have since America's inception. Then maybe they'd have an ounce of respect for gun owners. They're so detached from reality because they have people protecting them. They live in a pseudo-reality where all their needs are taken care of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapirmusic Posted January 10, 2013 Author #12 Share Posted January 10, 2013 These people live like royalty even after they leave office. Not only should they have enough money to provide security for themselves and family if they so choose, but somehow we still refer to them as "President" after they have finished "serving" their country. For the people by the people, right? And the nerve this guy has signing this out of one side of his mouth, while sicking creepy uncle joe on the NRA... HA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! errrr wait, no sad..... I mean, I'm mad about it, but then again it is kind of funny...HA HA HA ha ha......ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxdom Posted January 11, 2013 #13 Share Posted January 11, 2013 All he did was make sure that a bad idea wasn't put in to practice. Who in their right mind tried to implement a 10 year limit in the first place. You notice how laws that are negative towards to the government always seem to come after the guys who wrote it leave office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted January 11, 2013 #14 Share Posted January 11, 2013 It's not like they're president now. They are just regular people, you know. Most people overlook this. Let them defend themselves the way millions have since America's inception. Then maybe they'd have an ounce of respect for gun owners. They're so detached from reality because they have people protecting them. They live in a pseudo-reality where all their needs are taken care of. Actually they are not "regular people". They are former Presidents of the United States of America and in this crazy world they should be provided protection if they want it. It's a small expenditure in the scheme of things and, I feel, well worth the investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp Posted January 11, 2013 #15 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I thought he already had life long protection. Seems to be a big to do about nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsteroidX Posted January 11, 2013 #16 Share Posted January 11, 2013 thats the hypocrisy of it all however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp Posted January 11, 2013 #17 Share Posted January 11, 2013 How is it hypocisy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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