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Just because we don't like the current POTUS, doesn't mean he doesn't need protection. If he decided to forego Air Force one, and use a suburban, it would make it a bit easier for all the nut jobs out there to take him out. I think we'd all agree that if any POTUS was shot or killed it would not help our current economic situation, and as much as it PAINS ME to say this, anybody holding this office deserves protection for themselves and their families. I agree the costs are obsurd, but in order to do his job, he does need to travel.(maybe not so often, though! )

Originally Posted by stovens

Just because we don't like the current POTUS, doesn't mean he doesn't need protection. If he decided to forego Air Force one, and use a suburban, it would make it a bit easier for all the nut jobs out there to take him out. I think we'd all agree that if any POTUS was shot or killed it would not help our current economic situation, and as much as it PAINS ME to say this, anybody holding this office deserves protection for themselves and their families. I agree the costs are obsurd, but in order to do his job, he does need to travel.(maybe not so often, though! )

Regardless of who the President is, the same travelling circus goes with him everywhere he goes. The Secret Service is bound by law with the protection of the President, Vice President, visiting dignitaries from other countries, etc. It costs the taxpayers a fortune, and I doubt any President likes having to travel this way everywhere he goes!!!! It's just another case of government spending being totally out of control. The Secret Service, Department of Defense, and all the rest of the programs that were originally designed with a purpose have fell victim to some bureaucrat going crazy with his own authority and making plans and programs without any consideration to the cost to the taxpayer!!!! The President can not travel without the Secret Service. Period. Just another version of attacking the messenger instead of the message!!!!