• Geetnerd@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Why do you assume the Secret Service have any power over The President, and that they could do anything about it?

    They exist to protect US Politicians. They are servant soldiers. They do what they’re told. Period.

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      They exist to protect US Politicians. They are servant soldiers. They do what they’re told. Period.

      That’s not how your state is supposed to work. I’m writing this from Russia, which makes the situation kinda funny, but they are not servants and presidents are not masters.

      Presidents can’t make some decisions. Risking their security this way would endanger the state simply because it’s a disruption if a president gets killed or kidnapped or spied upon or their orders falsified. The secret service is subordinate not to presidents’ whims, but to an institute.

            • stoy@lemmy.zip
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              1 day ago

              Your statement, while absolutely accurate, is not relevant to the discussion.

              However, I will never not upvote a statement that clearly defines the character of a world leader in a succinct and accurate way.