[Cboldt]

LOL I would say that the whole Nixon thing was a bit different from what we are talking about with the present administration.

Yeah, that would change the assertion to ...

"Of course, the results of previous presidents having spied on Americans using the 'national security' excuse were scandal, congressional investigations, and new laws to prevent it."

[MEGoody]

There's more of a difference between what Nixon did and what this administration has done, but maybe some can't see it.