So what changed between then,.. and now?
back then a president resigned and several folk went to jail..
back then..
further back..
today...
well to date so far Romney's campaign was doomed by an unauthorized recording..
and now..
is the law only good against conservatives?
and worse.. is the president involved?
back then a president resigned and several folk went to jail..
"It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception."
And surreptitious recording also violates Kentucky law, where this meeting took place:
526.030 Installing eavesdropping device.
(1) A person is guilty of installing an eavesdropping device when he intentionally installs or places such a device in any place with the knowledge that it is to be used for eavesdropping.
(2) Installing an eavesdropping device is a Class D felony.
back then..
Indictment by the state of Maryland
Tripp was a resident of Columbia, Maryland, at the time she made her surreptitious recordings of the conversations with Lewinsky, and 49 Democrats in the Maryland Legislature signed a letter to the state prosecutor demanding that Tripp be prosecuted under Maryland’s wiretap law
further back..
Watergate scandal
Wiretapping of the Democratic Party's headquarters
On September 15, a grand jury indicted them, as well as Hunt and Liddy,[9] for conspiracy, burglary, and violation of federal wiretapping laws.
today...
well to date so far Romney's campaign was doomed by an unauthorized recording..
and now..
Top Senate Republican Asks Feds to Investigate Possible Illegal Wiretap
The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, is asking the feds to investigate whether a closed campaign meeting was illegally wiretapped by his political opponents. The issue arises after the liberal outlet Mother Jones published "A recording of a private meeting between the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides."
is the law only good against conservatives?
and worse.. is the president involved?