To hear the media tell it, you would think no Democrat would ever dream of "spying" on U.S. citizens.  Think again!  They have done it in the past and have extolled the need for it! 

First I have to say this:  If you are a law abiding citizen, you have nothing to worry about right?  So why the fuss?  Second, this "spying" was very narrow in scope only involving overseas communications. 

Now, on to my main point…  Just so no one is confused, the last two Democratic presidents – Clinton and Carter – both authorized warantless searches.

Bill Clinton Signed Executive Order that allowed Attorney General to do searches without court approval

Clinton, February 9, 1995: "The Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order"

WASH POST, July 15, 1994, "Administration Backing No-Warrant Spy Searches": Extend not only to searches of the homes of U.S. citizens but also — in the delicate words of a Justice Department official — to "places where you wouldn't find or would be unlikely to find information involving a U.S. citizen… would allow the government to use classified electronic surveillance techniques, such as infrared sensors to observe people inside their homes, without a court order."

Deputy Attorney General Jamie S. Gorelick, the Clinton administration believes the president "has inherent authority to conduct warrantless searches for foreign intelligence purposes."

Secret searches and wiretaps of Aldrich Ames's office and home in June and October 1993, both without a federal warrant.

Government officials decided in the Ames case that no warrant was required because the searches were conducted for "foreign intelligence purposes," a goal of such vital national security interest that they said it justified extraordinary police powers.

Government lawyers have used this principle to justify other secret searches by U.S. authorities.

"The number of such secret searches conducted each year is classified…"

Jimmy Carter Signed Executive Order on May 23, 1979: "Attorney General is authorized to approve electronic surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information without a court order."