1.   Before taking office, Clinton committed himself to renewing the Watergate-era special prosecutor law that Bush decided to let expire.

2.   Some critics argue that Watergate itself, which the nation survived without a special prosecutor law, proves the law unnecessary.

3.   The special prosecutor law was enacted after Watergate and renewed by Congress last year.

4.   The special prosecutor law must be revised and strict restrictions put on the office.

5.   The U.S. Supreme Court has a hammer raised to drive another nail into the coffin of the special prosecutor law.