Comments on: A Hearing on Whistleblowers http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/02/a_hearing_on_whistleblowers.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brendan http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/02/a_hearing_on_whistleblowers.html/comment-page-1#comment-460 Brendan Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:44:29 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2006/02/a_hearing_on_whistleblowers.html#comment-460 Those who uncover the corruptions and the wrongdoings of the government should be entitled to protection for reasons stated by Rep. Christopher Shays. It does come as a shock that this kind of threat may exist to those who are called "whistleblowers". If one would have to endure these hardships due to their patriotic duty, and these types of threats are so widely communicated by those within the ranks of government, there should indeed be protections for these individuals. There is although a major difference between uncovering corruption and unfair exploitation or the assisination of one's character. The issue of National Security is obvious and still has and should always have a moral and Democratic sense. Those who uncover the corruptions and the wrongdoings of the government should be entitled to protection for reasons stated by Rep. Christopher Shays. It does come as a shock that this kind of threat may exist to those who are called “whistleblowers”. If one would have to endure these hardships due to their patriotic duty, and these types of threats are so widely communicated by those within the ranks of government, there should indeed be protections for these individuals. There is although a major difference between uncovering corruption and unfair exploitation or the assisination of one’s character. The issue of National Security is obvious and still has and should always have a moral and Democratic sense.

]]> By: Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/02/a_hearing_on_whistleblowers.html/comment-page-1#comment-461 Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:48:29 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2006/02/a_hearing_on_whistleblowers.html#comment-461 <strong>National security whistleblower hearings</strong> Yesterday the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations held hearings on whether national security whistleblowers have enough protection against retaliation and whether they have sufficient process to be ab... National security whistleblower hearings

Yesterday the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations held hearings on whether national security whistleblowers have enough protection against retaliation and whether they have sufficient process to be ab…

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