Posted on 03/22/2010 1:14:50 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
This story on the First Lady taking the kids to a Broadway show in New York has an interesting element: a warning by the Secret Service that anyone taking their picture would have their cameras confiscated. Perhaps the Secret Service General Counsel could point us to where in the Constitution and federal law the Secret Service has the authority to ban photographs by the public and the confiscation of cellphones and pictures to enforce the ban.
Michelle Obama – with Sasha, 8, and Malia, 11, and about a dozen other people in tow – attended the matinee performance of “Memphis” Sunday. After the block was cordoned off, the large group entered the theater. Secret Service members did not like all of the pictures being taken that issued the warning. If the First Family wishes to avoid pictures, they may want to watch the play on video rather than confiscating cellphones and cameras of citizens. I find it outrageous that the Secret Service would consider it within its authority to confiscate phones to avoid annoyance to the First Family. The Secret Service at times seems to view itself as a Praetorian Guard rather than a public law enforcement agency.
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I never even heard about that.
I wonder how many SS are practicing Muslims now??
I agree. They are not above the law.
That's an interesting question. I read about 10 months ago that Barry was getting rid of most of the whites on the SS detail.
NOTE: I don't know if this is true or not. An account of this was posted here but may have been nothing but a story disseminated by some civilian who didn't like Barry, since SS members are not permitted to talk about their jobs and probably wouldn't be posting here.
As for Muslims, I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me if a number of Barry's Secret Service are Muslims, either Black Muslims or foreign born or descended Muslims. His earlier "security detail" during the campaign were all "Fruit of Islam," that is, the Black Muslim thug security corps, and it wouldn't surprise me if he got them into the SS.
I’m sure Obama could bend the rules to get Farrakhan’s boys into the Secret Service.
I’m sure he could. There was one period during Barry’s campaign when the bow-ties and funny black suits were greatly in evidence, and then after a statement by whoever is in charge of the “Fruit of Islam” freaked out even the press, they suddenly faded into the background.
But I bet if you look at any photograph of Barry and his security detail (obviously, there are very few such photos, since Barry does not permit anything but staged photos) you will notice that this is not exactly Reagan’s - or even Bill Clinton’s - Secret Service.
Perhaps they believe that a photograph steals a person’s spirit and it disappears into the camera.
(Robot voice): All cultures are equal; and so are all beliefs.
LOL!!!!
They just deemed up some authority.
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