[MEGoody]

As far as claims of "national security" when presidents break the law, Nixon tried to get the CIA to hinder the FBI's investigation of Watergate using national security claims.

So are you saying you see no difference in what Nixon did versus what this administration has done? Was Nixon 'wiretapping' conversations with foreigners suspected of terrorist ties?

Oh no, that's right. The whole Nixon thing was about a break in at a Democratic election office.

Seems like a big difference to me.

[antiRepublicrat]

So are you saying you see no difference in what Nixon did versus what this administration has done?

No, I'm saying that the power to use the TLAs outside of constitutional protections (whether legal or not) has resulted in its abuse. Anyone who thinks abuse will not occur again is naive.

I noticed you ignored the other events, which resulted in investigations and laws to try to stop them. The NSA operations were cancelled as soon as Congress started looking into them. COINTELPRO resulted in major hearings and findings of abuse, and laws to stop arbitrary spying on Americans.