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here is a spooky article concerning the erosion of freedom in america and the swift approaching face of open fascism
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Supreme Court ruling OKs government retaliation against whistleblowers
by James Vicini, Reuters News Agency
May 30, 2006
WASHINGTON DC -- A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that government whistle-blowers are not protected by free-speech rights when they face employer discipline for trying to expose possible misconduct at work.
By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled against a California prosecutor who said he was demoted, denied a promotion and transferred for trying to expose a lie by a county sheriff's deputy in a search-warrant affidavit.
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by James Vicini, Reuters News Agency
May 30, 2006
WASHINGTON DC -- A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that government whistle-blowers are not protected by free-speech rights when they face employer discipline for trying to expose possible misconduct at work.
By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled against a California prosecutor who said he was demoted, denied a promotion and transferred for trying to expose a lie by a county sheriff's deputy in a search-warrant affidavit.
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