Watergate saw the FBI take down Nixon through leaks to the press., not independent journalism. Without Felt the story would have been buried: http://www.nytime

Watergate saw the FBI take down Nixon through leaks to the press., not independent journalism. Without Felt the story would have been buried: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/washington/19felt.html?_r=1&hp http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/washington/19felt.html?_r=... This suggests a more practical remedy to political abuses - more checks and balances and a weaker multiparty system (avoid centralization of power). The Bush years stand in contrast as to the difficulty of effectively holding abuses of power in check when a single party dominates almost all branches of government.