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Watergate: Laws
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A true hypocrite might argue that the state attack on political dissent has generally been within the bounds o the law -- at least, as the courts have interpreted the constitution -- whereas the Watergate antics were plainly illegal. But surely it is clear that those who have the power to impose their interpretation of "legitimacy" will so construct and construe the legal system as to permit them to root out their enemies.
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Impeachment, of course, represents only one avenue of judicial or quasi-judicial investigations of the executive since Watergate. Most such investigations have centered on the Office of Independent Counsel, one of the more controversial creations of the Watergate-era Congress. This interesting site provides a history of the law along with a start-to-finish coverage of one high-profile independent counsel investigation.
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"Watergate raised everybody's consciousness about campaign-finance issues," says Larry Noble, director of the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign contributions. But "it's been a never-ending process of putting laws into effect, then watching people figure out how to get around them."
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