Tucker6900
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that two Secret Service agents are shielded from a lawsuit filed by a man they arrested after a confrontation with then-Vice President Dick Cheney......
Hmm....
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that two Secret Service agents are shielded from a lawsuit filed by a man they arrested after a confrontation with then-Vice President Dick Cheney......
Well, hopefully Romney is voted in this next election so he can Bench some more fine Justices.
the president is not a "God". he is a man, just like anyone else, and a citizen (hopefully) of this country. what makes vice-president cheney so special? is touching him on the shoulder against the law?
Well, yes, it actually is. Any touch that is not permitted by the person being touched is a battery, and that act is universally criminalized. Attempting to touch a person without their permission is an assault, another criminalized act.
And the Secret Service has a special assignment to try to prevent people from assaulting and/or battering certain government officials just because they are certain government officials. How are they to determine before the fact that someone wants to give a congratulatory slap on the back/shoulder as opposed to sinking a kitchen knife there? Since the Secret Seervice cannot accurately guess which sort of touch it would be, they declare all touching off limits. The government official may over-rule them by agreeing to certain touches, such as handshakes. If so, the Secret Service is going to make darned sure all you look like you are going to do is shake that hand with nothing but air ij your hand.
Now, getting to your question about the specialness of the VP - he is in the line of succession to the Presidency if the President can no longer serve. There are some folks who would see taking out the VP as a positive move towards changing the way Things Are Done and Policies are Made/Followed if certain folks after the VP had a shot at the #1 slot before the #1 slot was made vacant. No tin foil needed to figure that one out.
stay safe.
i actually know all that, but was just making a sarcastic statement. i'm getting at the fact that the elected president is a citizen just like anyone else. i know the VP is second in line..
Sarcasm comes over the internet so well that there is absolutely no reason to use the convention of [sarcasm][/sarcasm]
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stay safe.
Do you think the SS would let Moochelle be alone with Barry? Not if they could get away with keeping them separate.[/SIZE]