Originally Posted By woody >>If the paperwork is needless bureaucratic busywork, then let's look at how it can be streamlined.<< I did say there should be a third way where oversight is done without warrants. The difference is oversight without court order. According to the Constitution, Congress has power to declar war so they should have oversight over Presidential war powers. That's the way it should be practiced. >>Nixon was merely the only one who got caught.<< And Clinton was the only caught with his pants down.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Nixon was "f"ing nuts. A clinically depressed alcoholic, delusional, had bouts of extreme paranoia, and even suffered manic attacks. The man had no right to be sitting in that office. If humphrey had been elected in `68, the world would be a far better place right now.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I disagree. Nixon was masterful in his dealings with the Chinese and the Russians. The paranoia he felt caused his fall, but he did a very good job as President, and considering the margin of victory he had over McGovern in 1972, the majority of the public agreed with his work.
Originally Posted By jonvn "show me one lick of proof they are ?" They said they were? "And they are all innocent" I didn't say they were "innocent." They were found guilty of something. But what we make crimes here is so picayune that almost anyone at any time can be arrested and charged. At leat it seems that way, and so people are going to not be all that happy to have the government spying on their activities. "My daughter lost 3 friends to a drunk driver 7 years ago" Sorry to hear it. This person belongs in jail. But Martha Stewart certainly did not. "desparate times call for desparate measures" Well, no. You don't do things like that, or you destroy the very thing you are supposedly trying to save.
