I never said their only job is personal protection. Did you not read what I wrote? Here, I'll type slower... Their entire job relating to personal protection is literally defined by 'what ifs'. I mentioned nothing about their job in relation to anything else. I only mentioned their job as it relates to personal protection, because this thread is about that very thing, not about the other things they do.
Wow, you are a walking, talking plethora of logical fallacies, aren't you? We're talking about the Secret Service and one particular aspect of their job, not about the government as a whole, much less about the government's investigations into possible terror attacks. Also, I don't know any particular outrage over the intrusiveness of an actual investigation of a 'what if' terror attack. In fact, I can't think of a single investigation of a possible terror attack where people complained of the intrusion of the investigation. Not one. Other than those who are the subject of the investigations of possible terrorist acts, most people are more than obliging in cooperating with such investigations.
Yeah, that is just how I am. What a waste of taxpayer dollars this 'investigation' is. A bunch of kids acting silly. What a threat.