Starting with Chimpy, ex-presidents will get SS protection for only 10 years

[CatWoman]

after leaving office.

Just found that out watching "Forensic Files".

How did I miss that legislation getting passed?

The wimpy, blowhard, bullying crybaby poseur is nothing without his protection.

Anyone else here aware of this new law?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. It was passed in the late 90's

Let me check and see when exactly.

It was passed in 1997.

In 1997, Congress enacted legislation that limits Secret Service protection for former presidents to ten years after leaving office. Under this new law, individuals who were in office before January 1, 1997, will continue to receive Secret Service protection for their lifetime. Individuals entering office after that time will receive protection for ten years after leaving office. Therefore, former President Bill Clinton will be the last president to receive lifetime protection, and President George W. Bush will be the first to receive protection for only ten years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service#Protection_of_former_Presidents_and_First_Ladies

[Bitwit1234]

2. Don't worry Blackwater will take over he's too much of a coward

to go unprotected.

[CatWoman]

3. thanks, LS

:hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. No need to thank me

My brain is filled with useless trivia such as this which I need to share. If I don't purge it once in a while it becomes so cluttered I can't manage it any longer. As is evident by the fact that I had to look up the actual date. :P

I could almost swear I posted about this here on DU a few weeks ago and knew the date without looking it up. Perhaps it's premature senility?

[Bitwit1234]

4. PS wait a minute

how about people like rove, how come he gets SS protection and he's was just a member of bush's administration. Something fishy there.

[CatWoman]

5. Rove gets SS protection????!!???

[Fuzz]

7. That can't be

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. He's no longer a member of the Bush administration

And he no longer gets SS protection.

[DS1]

6. They can all easily afford it

if not have it donated by 'interested parties'

[The Count]

8. WOULD THEY EVEN HAVE JURISDICTION IN PARAGUAY?

I now remember the venom on the taxpayers money Clinton is wasting..."We can still take away his secret service" Specter was barking - talking about a post term new impeachment based on the Marc Rich hoax...

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Poooor baaaabeeee ... locked in the Hague, and no SS guards too! nt