Perry’s travel, security costs will stay secret until after 2012

[alp227]

Source: The Washington Post

Since Rick Perry joined the presidential race this month, his campaign entourage has included not just the standard array of political advisers and aides, but a squad of Texas law enforcement agents.

The security forces scout and secure locations days in advance. Well before the governor’s visit to Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville, S.C., the weekend of Aug. 20, more than a half-dozen suited and armed agents were giving orders to the crowd of more than 400.

How much is this ever-present phalanx of state policemen costing the taxpayers of Texas? They won’t know at least until after next year’s presidential election, thanks to a provision, tucked into a school finance bill in July, that will keep the governor’s travel records sealed for 18 months.

Although security around public officials has been tightened considerably since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the secrecy that surrounds Perry’s travels is unique, according to Ken Bunting, executive director of the Missouri-based National Freedom of Information Coalition.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/perrys-travel-security-costs-will-stay-secret-until-after-2012/2011/08/22/gIQANIZBjJ_singlePage.html

[ShockediSay]

1. Sounds typically neo fascist to me, private police force paid for

by taxpayers.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Why would anyone trust a bastard so sneaky that he uses a Texas

school bill to pass a law that personally helps him seek the Presidency at THEIR EXPENSE? He's worse than Palin at grifting.

[hay rick]

3. Maybe they aren't paying attention. nt

[TwilightGardener]

4. I'm sure they're not. But lawmakers knew what went in that bill. Where were the Democrats in TX?

[Confusious]

5. A minority. nt

[McCamy Taylor]

6. The are using them to keep protester away. That means we need to send more protesters.

[NashVegas]

7. I Guess We Now Know the Source of the Attacks on Michelle Obama's Africa Trip

:eyes:

[LiberalFighter]

8. Is the Perry campaign including it as in-kind contribution by the State of Texas

And is it legal?

[cstanleytech]

9. Security to a degree is allowed I assume

but imo he should be required to at the very least disclose the costs now and not in 18 months because hes not running for re-election in his own state but rather for the nomination to run for president of the united states.

[SoapBox]

10. Secrets, secrets...

It's the Party of Thug and Bully way.