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Obama signs bill granting lifetime Secret Service protection to former presidents and spouses
Washington Post ^ | January 11, 2013

Posted on 01/11/2013 7:46:52 AM PST by grundle

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill granting lifetime Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives.

The measure Obama signed Thursday applies to presidents elected after Jan. 1, 1997, specifically Obama and former President George W. Bush. It reverses a 1994 law that ended Secret Service protection 10 years after a president leaves office. Under that law, the Homeland Security secretary could extend such protection on a temporary basis.

A sponsor of the bill, Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, says increased terrorist threats and the greater mobility and youth of former presidents made the change necessary.

The new law also authorizes Secret Service protection for the children of former presidents until they turn 16.

The bill is H.R. 6620.

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To: grundle

Proof of Cowardice.

Obama is frightened of life after the White House.

And he is too chep to hire his own guns,


21 posted on 01/11/2013 10:26:22 AM PST by Venturer
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To: Venturer

The bill was entitled “The Self-protection Act of 2012” or so I heard.


22 posted on 01/11/2013 11:05:15 AM PST by Longtooth
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To: Longtooth

Don’t forget;

Whenever you refer to the POS as a POS, you must apologize to excrement.


23 posted on 01/11/2013 12:12:40 PM PST by bicyclerepair ( >-> Zombies eat brains. >-> 50% of FL is safe.)
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To: grundle

Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Jan 01, 2012 (Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill).

H.R.6620

One Hundred Twelfth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and twelve

An Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of former Presidents.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE LENGTH OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF FORMER PRESIDENTS.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

24 posted on 01/11/2013 12:23:53 PM PST by deport
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To: deport

one can only wonder how many death threats the Messiah receives per day


25 posted on 01/11/2013 12:25:27 PM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....The fairest Deduction to be reduced is the Standard Deduction)
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To: concerned about politics
I'm really beginning to dislike the Republican party.

I'm sorry, but that made me laugh.

26 posted on 01/11/2013 12:45:35 PM PST by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Casie

Right! Clear proof that dip$hit thinks he might be offed after ten years.


27 posted on 01/11/2013 1:25:42 PM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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