Bribe Taking Crooked Politicians Rejoice Over US Supreme Court Decision

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Bribe Taking Crooked Politicians Rejoice Over US Supreme Court Decision

05-31-2006, 09:17 AM,

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Bribe Taking Crooked Politicians Rejoice Over US Supreme Court Decision

The US Supreme Court ruled that government whistleblowers do not enjoy protection under the First Amendment. : Smile

Quote:The Supreme Court scaled back protections for government workers who blow the whistle on official misconduct Tuesday, a 5-4 decision in which new Justice Samuel Alito cast the deciding vote.

In a victory for the Bush administration, justices said the 20 million public employees do not have free-speech protections for what they say as part of their jobs.

Critics predicted the impact would be sweeping, from silencing police officers who fear retribution for reporting department corruption, to subduing federal employees who want to reveal problems with government hurricane preparedness or terrorist-related security...

full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...119D75.DTL&type=politics

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