The “Whistleblower Act” passes the House
by Hanlon on March 16, 2007 at 3:32 pmI’m a little behind on this as well (it seems my RSS reader is acting up), but this is still worth mentioning. Amidst all the discussion of the White House coercing scientists to quiet their findings or avoid going public with anything that would antagonize the base, we have the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. A great step forward, and interestingly enough, check out the vote split.
The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, which would, for the first time, grant federal scientists and contractors the right to expose political interference in their research without fear of retribution. The bill passed by a 331 to 94 vote, with 229 Democrats and 102 Republicans voting in favor.
I can’t imagine why anyone would vote against this. Is it a coincidence that the “against” bend is to the right?
Posted: March 16th, 2007 under Congress, lawmaking.
Comment from JollyRoger
Time March 16, 2007 at 5:22 pm
The “right” is against the divulging of ANY information, since any factual data release tends to make them look like the hapless morons that they happen to be.