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In reply to the discussion: What If Richard Nixon Had Had Your E-Mail Password? [View all]maxrandb
(15,556 posts)he would have to follow the law, or he'd be BREAKING THE LAW.
You seem to have very little faith in our Democracy. I on the other hand, feel that the checks and balances we've had in place for over 200 years seems to work pretty good.
Presidents have overreached before, and they've been smacked down for it. I actually believe in the American people, and believe that this particular NSA program strikes the proper balance between freedom and national security. You know, those things are not incongruous. You can actually have both.
What you can't have is people trying to scare folks with the specter of "Nixon".
Because you know, in the grand scheme of things, the whole Nixon affair happened to work out the way it's supposed to work out.
He was forced to resign in shame, and about the only thing that is left of that legacy is the Republicans "Ahabian" pursuit of some Democratic President's equivalent lawlessness...we shouldn't be helping them in the quest for their Great White Whale.
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