Former NSC staffer Michael Doran described what is at stake as "a core principle of our [[democracy]]: that elected representatives control the government, and not vice versa." [[National security]] expert [[Chris Farrell]] characterized the Obamagate scandal as "a titanic struggle for America's future," and warned that if "Communications Intelligence is used as a [[partisan]] political weapon without people going to jail, we will have crossed the point of no return for institutional [[corruption]] in our government, our intelligence services and [[law enforcement]]. This is illegal domestic political [[espionage]] on a scale never before imagined. It is, however, totally consistent with the [[Obama Administration]]’s weaponizing of the [[IRS]], as well as other unlawful manipulations of government programs to fund the operations of political allies and non-governmental organizations."<ref>https://youtu.be/CHzIw27Jn70</ref> | Former NSC staffer Michael Doran described what is at stake as "a core principle of our [[democracy]]: that elected representatives control the government, and not vice versa." [[National security]] expert [[Chris Farrell]] characterized the Obamagate scandal as "a titanic struggle for America's future," and warned that if "Communications Intelligence is used as a [[partisan]] political weapon without people going to jail, we will have crossed the point of no return for institutional [[corruption]] in our government, our intelligence services and [[law enforcement]]. This is illegal domestic political [[espionage]] on a scale never before imagined. It is, however, totally consistent with the [[Obama Administration]]’s weaponizing of the [[IRS]], as well as other unlawful manipulations of government programs to fund the operations of political allies and non-governmental organizations."<ref>https://youtu.be/CHzIw27Jn70</ref> |