When Kamala Harris intends to run for California governor, one of the considerations she considers is the safety details of participating in the state’s CEO.
Maintaining life, enhancing self-intimidation of the service of protectors – pictures of dark glasses, headphones, stern faces – cited by more than one Harris Associate (past and present) for her deliberation. These are not players or Harris haters who hope to undermine the former vice president or embarrass the former vice president.
According to one of the colleagues, Harris has been accompanied by an official driver and gun since he was elected as a San Francisco district attorney in 2003. It’s easy for one to get used to this level of comfort and status, not to mention the pleasure of not having to drive highway 101 or 405 in person during peak hours.
Of course, if this is part of Harris’s idea, it is a totally terrible and selfish reason to run for governor. It is worthy of praise for her choice no Running is a very good runner: Harris simply “don’t feel” doing the job, in the words of a political consultant.
But now, Harris’s personal protection issues have become a topic of heated discussion and debate, which is not surprising in an era when everything becomes politicized, including “and” and “.”
There are a lot of malicious intentions to solve.
Last month, President Trump abruptly revoked Harris’ Secret Service protection. Vice Presidents’ security arrangements usually last six months after leaving the office, allowing them to quietly fade into greater ambiguity. But before the evacuation of the White House, President Biden signed an executive order that provided Harris with another year of protection. (The former president was protected by details from the Lifetime Secret Service.)
As they said in the business of protective services, as the first woman, the first black man and the first U.S. Vice President Harris faced, the level of threats in the position increased. The 230 years since Harris left the office, there is no reason to believe in racism and misogyny, let alone ambition partisan hatred, suddenly eased in this great land of ours.
Moreover, no few people acted violently on these impulses in a frantically way.
The president could have been the protection of the benevolent and enlarged Harris. But expecting Trump’s grace is like counting on hungry Duberman showing restraint when the bloody T-bone steak appears.
“This is a series of revenge in the form of dismissal, revoking security permits, etc., which is another act of revenge,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass angrily declared.
real.
Although the bass omits about six months of standard operating procedures, at least some background can be provided. It seems that Harris is not treated differently from his past vice president.
Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly fell into a breach, providing Harris’ protection to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after, The Times’ Richard Winton broke the news that Los Angeles Police Department officials were planning to fight crime in tough areas of New York City, but instead provide security for Harris to complement the Center for Health Protection.
Not good-looking. Or better use police resources.
Therefore, it is reported that officials were removed for Harris’ security details after internal criticism. It is said that LAPD participation has always been used as a freeze-frame measure.
Everything was fine until the conservative LA Police Protection Alliance, which represented the senior officials, was well suited to make a pro bono tricky statement condemning the hasty arrangements. Its board described Harris as “a failed presidential candidate who happens to be a multimillionaire with multiple homes…they can easily afford their own safety.”
As if Harris’ 2024 failure – she lost to Trump’s popular vote by 1.5%, which might point out – is somewhat relevant.
To be sure, Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff’s attorney, don’t miss any hot meals as they shelter at the 3500-square-foot Brentwood home. (A house they own.) But they are not stupid either.
A person in the private security business told Winton that a household name paid $1,000 a day for 12-hour shifts. Assuming your name is not Elon, Taylor, Zuckerberg, or Bezos, you can add up quickly and place a noticeable dent in your bank account.
Putting aside partisanship (if still possible), frankly, to make sure Harris doesn’t die violently at the hands of some crazy attackers, there’s something to say.
The Center for Health Protection’s Noble Reserve is responsible for protecting all eight constitutional officials in California – we are talking about the insurance commissioner and state controllers, as well as the first lady and other elected officials, if guaranteed. The statutory authorities also extended to former constitutional officials, including Harris, who served as state attorney general for six years.
Of course, California’s $32.1 billion budget has rooms in its $32.1 billion budget to ensure that nothing horrible happens to one of the state’s most outstanding and qualified citizens. This is not necessarily an open, lifelong commitment to Harris’ protection, but rather an arrangement that can be reviewed regularly, as time passes and potential dangers fade.
Working in an elected office can be tough, especially in these incitement times. Price should not include looking at the shoulder nervously all your life.
Or consume your life savings, so you don’t have to.
