Why Do All These People Have A Security Detail?

January 2026

   I was just in Washington DC standing in front of the people’s White House and noticed the high armed security detail, along with a fence that is now 13 feet high.  Why is that? Why are they protecting themselves against the people that they are to serve?

   Note: The original fence around the White House was a wooden post-and-rail fence, as it was a simple barrier intended to keep horses from straying rather than to keep people out. However, the steel fences that came later (with bronze tips on their ends) were eventually installed, with the current, much taller fence being a result of evolving security needs. The modern 13-foot steel fence with anti-climb technology is a recent development in the ongoing evolution of the White House perimeter.

   Do Americans now live in a monarchial system in which “We the People,” who are the government, now serve a king? Not at all. Read Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the US Constitution.

   What is this about then?  Why should they have to defend themselves against the people that they are there to serve? Remember, those who reside in the people’s White House are also those who are doing their best to incrementally strip away the people’s God-given rights.

   When I was in DC most recently, I couldn’t help but notice the massive numbe ...

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