The hate for whistleblowers so prevalent in Democratic circles is disturbing.

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15. Excellent post and documentation. The point needs to be made that

the Supreme Court made the decision that government employee whistleblowers essentially don't have First Amendment rights. Garcetti v. Ceballos is ripe for abuse by those in power over them, and punishment is often the result when an agency or government official is put on the scrutiny block for actions deemed questionable.


Summary of Garcetti v. Cweballos:

Statements made by public employees pursuant to their official duties are not protected by the First Amendment from employer discipline. Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving First Amendment free speech protections for government employees.

Even everyday citizens are victimized by the powerful for their political activism, be it politics or environmental issues Many are followed, harrassed, lose their funding, lose their jobs, are shot at, their houses burned down, etc. This is real and DUers should take the time to undersand that this is not what Democracy is supposed to look like.

Harrassment and punishment is becoming more of an issue everyday for activists.

Dear God. When I was in grade school we were told that this was what the Communist countries did to their citizens.