Posted on 04/27/2016 9:14:35 PM PDT by Beave Meister
The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers, according to a copy of an agency report obtained by the News4 I-Team.
The agency, along with the National Park Service, said it intends to begin building a “taller, stronger” fence to protect the White House grounds by 2018.
Details of the plan were included in an audio recording of a briefing made by federal officials, which was released to the I-Team Wednesday. The same briefing is expected to be presented May 5 at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, which must first approve any changes to White House fencing.
“The current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era. We’ve said that before. It is becoming more and more acutely clear that that is in fact the case,” Secret Service official Tom Dougherty said in the briefing to federal officials.
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Need a drone fence....And what about rocket man...
U,S, Olympic Committee announces a new event: White House Fence Pole Vault set at 25 feet bar height; record is 20 feet 2.5 inches.
I would support this fence if it locked from the outside and only I had the key ... ooops, I lost the damn key ... oh well, America still wins.
And people still think Obama is leaving. This sounds like he’s digging in. There will be no Election. Obama is not going to allow it.
I’m sure the irony is lost on Bath House and Wookie.
3 rows of high tensile wire on top of the existing fence with 50k volts running through it aught to stop most mammals and will preserve the view
Fences don’t work if you open the gates and bring terrorists in by limousine for meetings.
The White House is offensive enough...
and ah where will they put the bridge ???
the pope called and wants to know...
Fences dont work.
Besdes if they dont put outside locks on the gates he can still get out.
Fences for me, not your border.
5 feet is a good start. They’re going to need a moat and spikes if they keep pissing the common man off
Leftists say that if they build a 10ft fence the illegals will just get a 12ft ladder....
Maybe we should all bring ladders that are taller than the WH fence in protest of not having a border or border security....
What about the underground tunnel that connects the White Hut to the Capital?
Still a plausible scenario in my opinion.
That thought crossed my mind way back in 2009 and I still see no reason to rule out the possibility. Man-chelle does not want to leave his taxpayer-funded paradise.
Build a 60 ft fence, 10 ft thick concrete, Fill with water.
What kind of mega-fence do we need to build to keep anyone similar to Clown Prince nobama out of the White House?
We’ll flood the tunnel and the Plumber’s Union will conveniently be on strike until inauguration in January.
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