[AppyPappy]

Of course it can. They do it all the time.

[FreeTheHostages]

"They do it all the time."

If by this you mean the Secret Service routinely shields the president from people whose hate-filled speech repeatedly wishes violence upon the president, yes, not only do they do it all the time, it's pretty much their *job* to run interference between the President and such people. And God bless them for doing it.

[freeeee]

Of course it can. They do it all the time.

Sure they do. They violate the Constitution as a matter of course in many areas.

The sticking point is, can they do it and adhere to the Constitution? No they most certainly cannot. I think they forget where it is they derive their office and what exactly gives them legitimacy - it is the very Constitution they swear to uphold.