30-12-2010, 06:45 PM
Whistleblower Protections Halted by Tyranny of One
Submitted by GeorgieBC on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 02:57
OpEdNews has an interviewwith Shanna Devine, the Legislative Campaign Coordinator at GAP [the Government Accountability Project]. The US Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) was just defeated in the House. Ironically, the protection to expose secrets was blocked by something called a "secret hold", one anonymous person.
S. 372 would have increased opportunities for whistleblowers to expose wrongdoing within a system instead of relying on external organizations for exposure. It would have eliminated current loopholes such as:
Currently, you are not eligible for federal whistleblower protection if : you are not the first person who discloses given misconduct; you make a disclosure to your co-worker; you make a disclosure to your supervisor; you disclose the consequences of a policy decision; and the kicker: if you blow the whistle while carrying out your job duties.
Question: So, am I wrong in my believe that there is NO situation in which a whistleblower is protected?.....Right!....thought so!.....great!!!!.....whatta 'democracy' and bastion of 'free speech' and 'Justice'!
Why do I think this 'anonymous' person is not a real person, but some secret governmental entity that can under COG act as a voting [vetoing] member of Congress...cynical me!
Last edited by Peter Lemkin; Today at 06:42 PM.
Submitted by GeorgieBC on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 02:57
OpEdNews has an interviewwith Shanna Devine, the Legislative Campaign Coordinator at GAP [the Government Accountability Project]. The US Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372) was just defeated in the House. Ironically, the protection to expose secrets was blocked by something called a "secret hold", one anonymous person.
S. 372 would have increased opportunities for whistleblowers to expose wrongdoing within a system instead of relying on external organizations for exposure. It would have eliminated current loopholes such as:
Currently, you are not eligible for federal whistleblower protection if : you are not the first person who discloses given misconduct; you make a disclosure to your co-worker; you make a disclosure to your supervisor; you disclose the consequences of a policy decision; and the kicker: if you blow the whistle while carrying out your job duties.
Question: So, am I wrong in my believe that there is NO situation in which a whistleblower is protected?.....Right!....thought so!.....great!!!!.....whatta 'democracy' and bastion of 'free speech' and 'Justice'!
Why do I think this 'anonymous' person is not a real person, but some secret governmental entity that can under COG act as a voting [vetoing] member of Congress...cynical me!
Last edited by Peter Lemkin; Today at 06:42 PM.
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass