fred&edna
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Maybe the election process in the US needs to be changed. To put all candidates on a level playing field. Maybe a potential candidate shouldn't be allowed to campaign from the day they were inaugurated. That puts a tremendous strain on all aspects of the government; from providing security for the candidate to vetting the locations, using local LE personnel who provide additional security.
According to this article, wealthy candidates can always provide their own security and pay for it out of their own pocket or use campaign funds for security details. Even regular-Joe congressmen and women have to make a personal decision on how to protect themselves from wingnuts yet without being provided regular security. The number of threats that SS deal with every year aren't limited to presidential candidates - they run from Supreme Court judges, congressmen and women, senators and private citizens like Paul Pelosi (although Nancy's personal detail followed her and no one was protecting her husband). So there's another lapse in security. Trump is the first former president to actually run again so he presented a much different circumstance than let's say, Jimmy Carter or George W H Bush. I believe that difference is why there was a lapse in security. I doubt it will happen again.
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FEC wants to allow campaigns to pay for security amid rise in threats
Threats against Congress members rose eightfold since 2016.ny1.com
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Capitol Police knew security precaution lapsed ahead of Paul Pelosi attack - Roll Call
The Capitol Police let a security precaution lapse for months ahead of the October 2022 break-in and attack on Paul Pelosi.rollcall.com
In Canada where I live there is a limit to when a candidate can start campaigning. Once the election is called usually between 37 to 51 days the candidates can start campaigning. Some drop out because they don't have the funding (usually the fringe type candidates). Here's a chart that shows the differences in voting.
Federal Elections Comparison Table | Elections Canada's Civic Education
Comparableelectionsanddemocracy.ca
$3 billion and the US SS can't prevent ants from a picnic. I don't think changing/re-writing laws will help.