 supreme court scales back protection, for whistleblowers |
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 May 30 2006, 10:53 PM
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so the supreme court recently scaled back protections of whistleblowers (people who report wrongdoings of their company or government agency to the authorities)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...L&type=politics supreme court decision online: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05slipopinion.html how is this a good thing? 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. welcome to the new era of the nazilito court |
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May 30 2006, 11:01 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
Anything I read from the Sanfrancisco Chronicle I take with a grain of salt
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May 30 2006, 11:03 PM
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i posted a link to the actual supreme court decision on the supreme court website you dipshit, read it for yourself if you think the sf chronicle just pulls news out of their ass
furthermore, the sf article even included the viewpoint of those who support the decision, at least they included both viewpoints unlike fox news you guys who don't read articles just because you think it's from a liberal news source pisses me off, same for the fags who won't read news from a conservative news source if you can't separate fact from opinion then i truly feel sorry for you, tech has failed you p.s. you're a fucktard p.p.s your mom is great at lickin' my nutsack you piece of shit |
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May 30 2006, 11:07 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
p.s. ad hominem arguments aren't worth the time you put into typing them...
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May 30 2006, 11:08 PM
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DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
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May 30 2006, 11:09 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ May 30 2006, 11:07 PM) p.s. ad hominem arguments aren't worth the time you put into typing them... p.s. BAN |
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May 30 2006, 11:09 PM
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 Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
You mean that I have to watch Fox News? I can't stand to watch that shit...
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May 30 2006, 11:10 PM
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QUOTE (Jim @ May 30 2006, 11:09 PM) You mean that I have to watch Fox News? I can't stand to watch that shit... nah you don't have to religiously watch it but if someone posts an article from there don't attack it without even reading it |
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May 30 2006, 11:10 PM
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Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
Oh, I'll read it, but damn does it suck.
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May 30 2006, 11:13 PM
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DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
First off, that article is framed in a very anti-decision way.
How do you know it actually "scaled back protections for whistle blowers"? From reading that article all I can see that the court said is that employers have the right to deem what an employee does with their "speech" on company time and property as valid or no t... QUOTE Exposing government misconduct is important, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority. "We reject, however, the notion that the First Amendment shields from discipline the expressions employees make pursuant to their professional duties," Kennedy said. When you relax these protections you run the risk of having employess "blow the race whistle" on everything, to employees who don't have a fucking clue what they're doing "blowing the whistle" on non-existant crimes, etc ... I don't see where at all this article goes into any of this but briefly, the article is VERY slanted towards an anti-Bush/Alito/Conseravative Majority POV... Again I fail to see how this article isn't slanted to the left .... -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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May 31 2006, 12:19 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ May 30 2006, 10:53 PM) so the supreme court recently scaled back protections of whistleblowers (people who report wrongdoings of their company or government agency to the authorities) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...L&type=politics supreme court decision online: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05slipopinion.html how is this a good thing? welcome to the new era of the nazilito court Isn't that Alito's job.... -------------------- |
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Jun 1 2006, 01:13 PM
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2. No personal attacks. Civility is strictly enforced!
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