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  •  By the logic of the supreme court (1+ / 0-)

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    A police officer from internal affairs could investigate the chief of police for corruption, and be fired by that chief, but if he/she instead exposed the Chief in the press it's protected free speech.

    For years, Republicans have stated that Government is incompetent. Now they are in charge, and proving it.

    by B Rubble on Tue May 30, 2006 at 11:11:04 AM PDT

    •  It's Odd... (0+ / 0-)

      ...that they didn't reverse the SCOTUS decision that provided for some measure of protection whistleblowers leaking to the media. (I forget the name of it now, but I know it exists.)

      The perverse incentives created here are strange.

      Stuck Between Stations : Thoughts from a bottomless pool of useless information.

      by Answer Guy on Tue May 30, 2006 at 11:14:12 AM PDT

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    •  It's a little more complicated (0+ / 0-)

      there was already a ruling that the individual was not retailated against.

      The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

      by deathsinger on Tue May 30, 2006 at 12:27:32 PM PDT

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