Reply #41: It's not "exactly what they were preparing articles" against Nixon for

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http://watergate.info/impeachment/impeachment-articles.shtml

The crux of the issue with Nixon is that his obstruction and misuse of government were for his own gain, not in the performance of his job. It wasn't just that he had broken the law, it was that he had used the office of the president and all the powers at his disposal for his own political gain, rather than in the performance of his job. Much as Tom DeLay is accused of doing, and as DeLay did when he used Homeland Security to track a plane not related to terrorism.

If it turns out that Bush was wiretapping phones to spy on his own enemies, personal or political, then it's a high crime. So far all that's been alleged is that Bush authorized the illegal wiretapping of American citizens to see if they were plotting terrorist acts against the US. That's a crime against the citizens, and probably a misuse of power, and it is despicable, but it is not a crime against the state.

Bush has committed enough crimes against the state that if there were an honest Congress, he would have already been impeached. They aren't going to do it over this one.