Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoRepublican Congressman calls for defunding the Secret Servicewww.joemygod.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down14
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Congressman calls for defunding the Secret Servicewww.joemygod.comDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·5 months agoI kinda agree. It would actually give government officials motivation to obey the will of the people.
minus-squareeltrain123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoWell, except for attempts from foreign gov’t assassinations….
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·5 months agoThat’s not much of a concern. It’s a mutually assured destruction situation. Other governments know that any assassination attempts would be met with wildly disproportionate force.
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoIncluding nutjobs like Hinkley who shot Reagan to try to impress Jodie Foster?
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoDefund Jodie Foster too! Problem solved!
I kinda agree. It would actually give government officials motivation to obey the will of the people.
Well, except for attempts from foreign gov’t assassinations….
That’s not much of a concern. It’s a mutually assured destruction situation. Other governments know that any assassination attempts would be met with wildly disproportionate force.
Including nutjobs like Hinkley who shot Reagan to try to impress Jodie Foster?
Defund Jodie Foster too! Problem solved!