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Watergate was an illegal act of using [[Plumbers unit|outside contractors]] to spy on the domestic political opposition; despite the intended safeguards, [[Obamagate]] was an overt act of misusing the nation's [[law enforcement]] and foreign intelligence apparatus to target an opposition political party and interfere in a presidential election. In this action, the Obama administration found willing civil servants to violate their oath of office and duties.
Watergate was an illegal act of using [[Plumbers unit|outside contractors]] to spy on the domestic political opposition; despite the intended safeguards, [[Obamagate]] was an overt act of misusing the nation's [[law enforcement]] and foreign intelligence apparatus to target an opposition political party and interfere in a presidential election. In this action, the Obama administration found willing civil servants to violate their oath of office and duties.
====Federal Election Commission====
At the time Nixon ordered campaign funds to be used to pay Watergate burglers legal defense, there was no law prohibiting the action. The FEC was created to install reporting requirements and regulations. It's rulings often take years and are farcical. For instance, A President Obama was found to have accepted $2 million in illegal contributions and ordered to pay a $300,000 fine, thus pocketing $1.7 million in illegal money. It's not much of a deterence, and no condolation to the public to be informed six months after a criminal regime leaves office.
==See also==
==See also==