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Ted Cruz, US senator mocked for flight to Cancún, seeks airport police escorts
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2024
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No it isn't. He's an elected public official. That means he shouldn't hide from the public.
We don't say the same thing about the president, right? At a certain point it would be harmful for the country if politicians were subject to physical intimidation. And while we might have feelings about assholes from other parties, what about people with the same views as us?
Weird how he didn't need this security detail last year. Seems like it only happened when he got publicly criticized.
Most senators do not have a security detail. Ted is afraid of talking to the public unless it's on TV.
"Let me wheel out a ridiculous comparison to make my point."
One is a head of state, the other isn't. And this isn't a party issue which you've implied in several comment. Nobody in congress should receive protection unless they are paying out of pocket.
How is it a ridiculous comparison?
I wasn't saying that a senator or congressman is of the same importance as a president. After all, you won't see the president at an airport.
What I'm saying is it's in the public interest for our elected representatives not to be subject to physical threat.
If a senator is eating at a restaurant, and a person or group comes in who they view as a threat, they always have the option to leave. Often there are multiple points of ingress/egress. And they have the option to bring in as much security as they want.
At an airport you can't just leave unless you want to miss your flight. There are by design limited points to come in/out at an airport, and the terminals are usually dead ends so even if you wanted to leave it might not be possible if confronted by a group. And even if a person wanted to bring private security they don't let people in unless you also buy tickets.
If you weren't implying some sort of similarity, why bother making the comparison?
If a senator or representative feels threatened, they can call the police or find security, just like the rest of us. Especially in an airport, they are everywhere.
I do imply they are similar, I didn't say they were the same.
Do you think that an elected official might have a higher risk of being threatened than a private citizen?
He chose to be a senator, if he feels it's unsafe he can find a "safer" profession.
No I don't. There are a TON of elected officials that would not benefit from this change, so this isn't so much protecting elected officials as it's Cruz being too much a a fucking man child to handle criticism from the people he's supposed to serve.
No one said you can't talk to them just because they have security.
Have you ever tried to talk to someone surrounded by security staff?
Generally you can ask if you can speak to them. If done in a respectful way they may talk to you. They may even be more willing to talk knowing there is security there. Each situation will very though.
Yes, that does sound like Ted Cruz.