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After Steve Scalise shooting, House members want money for personal security
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2017 Jun 27, 3:08am 1,667 views 4 comments
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They need additional security because they are privileged, as opposed to us serfs.
Shaman
2017 Jun 27, 9:32am
They need people with guns to protect them as they try to take guns from citizens.
It sounds like hypocrisy, but that's only if you assume they have generally good intentions.
APOCALYPSEFUCK_is_ADORABLE says
What else do these people need?
A pussyhat to show the whole world who they are. We all have to do without armed guards, but they are "special" and apparently also pussies, as they need to be guarded 24/7.
justme
2017 Jun 27, 10:17am
Pretty soon the US congress will have private security to ensure that
1. You do not publicly disagree with them
2. If you do you will be designated a threat and shot
Yeah, this is clearly going in the right direction. Maybe the law should also say that the private security must wear brown shirts, just so that the public will know who they are dealing with. Yes, sarc alert.
U.S. House members want $25,000 each to hire private security right away to protect them in their home districts, an unusually quick, bipartisan response to the shooting of Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, at a suburban Washington ballpark. A House panel has approved an immediate $10 million for the rest of fiscal 2017, which runs through Sept. 30, for that purpose.
Representatives could use the money to pay for an off-duty police officer or private security guard at public meetings with constituents and at fish fries, meet-and-greets or other events in their districts. The legislation also would add $7.5 million for Capitol Police to bulk up threat assessment and security measures in Washington for fiscal 2018, especially when lawmakers gather in groups, and $5 million for members to buy in cameras, door buzzers, key cards and panic buttons in their district offices. The Federal Election Commission also is considering letting lawmakers use campaign money to secure their residences.
The measure is subject to House and Senate approval, but signs for increased funding are positive. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has called for more money. "I would support and I have suggested they need a bigger budget," she said of the Capitol Police.
The top Democrat on Yoder's subcommittee, Tim Ryan of Ohio, said Yoder's bill was a good start. Some members want security details to follow lawmakers wherever they go, he said. "There are a number of members who have had very specific threats and after the Scalise tragedy are feeling legitimately scared that they will be next," he said.
The cost for 24-hour personal security guards for all 535 lawmakers in Congress likely would be prohibitive, Yoder said, and could make them less accessible to voters. "It puts up barriers between the public and members of Congress," Yoder said.
Lawmakers need to be responsive to the people they represent, he said, and "a wall of security would complicate that. So we're trying to find a balance."
More: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/scalise_shooting_congress_security.html#incart_river_home_pop
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