Republicans simply do not believe in democracy. Republicans send our troops to die in a war fighting for values Republicans don't even believe in. They hate our system of government, they hate our laws, they hate the independent judiciary. So it's no surprise that they would systematically break the law, again, while spying on innocent Americans just like any other police state would.
From ABC:
The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when its agents took advantage of a new provision allowing the FBI to obtain phone and financial records without a court order, according to a report to be made public Friday by the Justice Department's Inspector General.
