04-22-2003, 03:16 AM
is it just me or has anyone else noticed that holiday events at the white house that USED TO have some public participation ( kids ) has been changed over the last few years ?
this year the members of military familys were able to participate in the anual easter egg hunt , but because of security concerns there was no public participation allowed .
this has been going on for a few years now , and i'm begining to wonder if washington realisies that events like this are just not for government employees and there familys . i'm sure everyone is now screened by the secret service or cia or the fbi before entering the white house grounds . this excuse just seems a litle lame to me .
limiting acess is one thing but this seems more like a ban twards the general public . has the idea that the people work for the government reached our highest level of government ? , or have they forgotten that the white house and the moneys that pay for these events come from the people they work for and represent ?
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this year the members of military familys were able to participate in the anual easter egg hunt , but because of security concerns there was no public participation allowed .
this has been going on for a few years now , and i'm begining to wonder if washington realisies that events like this are just not for government employees and there familys . i'm sure everyone is now screened by the secret service or cia or the fbi before entering the white house grounds . this excuse just seems a litle lame to me .
limiting acess is one thing but this seems more like a ban twards the general public . has the idea that the people work for the government reached our highest level of government ? , or have they forgotten that the white house and the moneys that pay for these events come from the people they work for and represent ?
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