For those too young to remember ...

[GarySeven]

This is from an interview with Richard Nixon by David Frost, broadcast in May 1977, three years after Nixon's resignation. See what the gangsters who now rule our nation learned from their Dark Lord:

(Nixon and Frost are discussing the Huston Plan, which Nixon approved, that advocated wiretappings, burglaries and other methods to infiltrate and destroy the anti-war movement)


FROST: So what in a sense, you're saying is that there are certain situations, and the Huston Plan or that part of it was one of them, where the president can decide that it's in the best interests of the nation or something, and do something illegal.


NIXON: Well, when the president does it that means that it is not illegal.


FROST: By definition.


NIXON: Exactly. Exactly. If the president, for example, approves something because of the national security, or in this case because of a threat to internal peace and order of significant magnitude, then the president's decision in that instance is one that enables those who carry it out, to carry it out without violating a law. Otherwise they're in an impossible position.


FROST: So, that in other words ... the dividing line is the president's judgment?


NIXON: Yes, and the dividing line and, just so that one does not get the impression, that a president can run amok in this country and get away with it, we have to have in mind that a president has to come up before the electorate. We also have to have in mind, that a president has to get appropriations from the Congress. We have to have in mind, for example, that as far as the CIA's covert operations are concerned, as far as the FBI's covert operations are concerned, through the years, they have been disclosed on a very, very limited basis to trusted members of Congress. I don't know whether it can be done today or not.
(end)

The Bush Crime Family has proved it has learned from Nixon and made him the guiding force of their regime. By co-opting the electoral process, the legislative process AND the intelligence gathering process, they have managed to remove those checks and balances that brought Nixon down - and which, as RMN said, would otherwise allow a "president to run amok."

[kaitykaity]

1. Linky?

These nuts always go too far, though. They start to really
believe they're above it all.

[GarySeven]

3. Sorry - here's a link

http://www.landmarkcases.org/nixon/nixonview.html

What's worse is that they do what they do - and get away with it - because they sit in the dark and nurse long grudges and plan their dark plans. Nixon as much as tells the next generation of conservatives how he screwed up and where they can pick up where he left off. They have succeeded because we liberals don't remember the past.

[kaitykaity]

6. Thanks.

Liberals not remembering the past is not the problem here.
That's a pretty simplistic generalization that misses the
mark by a wide margin.

The problem here is that some people think that their
interests are more important than the country's interest.
They use fear and terror and a compliant media to work
their evil.

The problem is, as I said before, they always go too far
and will eventually be reined in by the human instinct for
survival.

It's just a matter now of how much damage they can inflict
before the survival instinct kicks in and kicks their
collective asses.

[tk2kewl]

2. But NO BLOW JOBS whatsoever!

[MsConduct]

4. LOL Yeah, anything but that! n/t

[MsConduct]

5. Great thread! But I think the bush's think they're above the law....

not withstanding their presidential-ness.