(d) Presidential Threat Protection Act (Public Law 106-544) was passed, which in part, authorized the Secret Service to participate in the planning, coordination, and implementation of security operations at special events of national significance ("National Special Security Event"), as determined by the President.
http://www.secretservice.gov/history.shtml
The ACLU has been attacking this one. Gives them a great deal of power.
146 posted on 03/22/2010 5:30:44 PM PDT by Nachum
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