House Minority Leader Harry Ott of St. Matthews plans to introduce a bill on Thursday that bars public officials from using
taxpayer-funded security on personal trips. [He means Governor Haley.]
At a certain level, elected officials get security. That's just part and parcel of being an elected official.
I don't think this bill is a good idea. If it passes, then you'll have an argument about what is official and what is personal. What if you stop and go shopping during an official visit somewhere? What if you stop and go see a monument while on an official trip? Do you start breaking trips into percentages? This seems like a political gimmick that causes more problems than it solves, and I don't think it's really going to save any money. You've got to have security anyway.
I think we should trust our elected officials to use good judgment. If they don't - vote 'em out.
Well now I am not sure how big it would go over but Gov. Haley could make use of a contingent of Sikh - her own people - and I am sure they would rise to the challenge - and if you think the Gurkha are tough...... well the Sikh just don't get the same press. They seem somehow more cerebral to me and they are monotheistic and untroubled by the confusing pantheon of Hindu dieties with which the Gurkha are burdened.
ReplyDeleteand....they understand what Western Civilization faces with the forehead thumping adherents of Islam.