Don't Cut Whistleblowers Out of the Stimulus
Members of the House and Senate have been holed up on Capitol Hill all day negotiating the terms of the President's economic stimulus package. Earlier today, we learned that the whistleblower protection provisions in the bill were in danger. While the MSM has been reporting for some time that a deal has been struck, we still don't know the fate of the whistleblower provisions. This legislation is would extend protections to millions of Americans, and should not be cut from the bill. We are still urging supporters to email your Senators!
The National Whistleblowers Center issued the following press release this afternoon.
Key Whistleblower Oversight Provisions Should Not Be Cut From The Final Stimulus Bill
Washington, D.C. February 11, 2009. Key whistleblower oversight and accountability provisions should not be removed from the stimulus legislation. The Platts/Van Hollen amendment to the House version of the stimulus bill would extend meaningful whistleblower protections to all federal employees and it should be included in the stimulus bill.
Government and private industry have acknowledged that whistleblowers are the best way to detect waste, fraud and abuse.
“It would be a shame if Congress passed a massive stimulus spending bill without meaningful protections for all employees who are responsible for protecting taxpayer money, ” said Stephen M. Kohn, President National Whistleblowers Center.
“Congress must meet the public’s demand for oversight and accountability,” added Kohn. “Congress must immediately pass whistleblowers protections so that employees are not afraid to report waste, fraud and abuse.”
If it is correct and according to a recent post on the highly and well esteemed and recognized 'TPM Muckracker' website that US Senator Susan Collins (Co-Chairman with US Senator Lieberman (with an nick name on numerous TPM Muckracker Article blog comment replies and other websites as Traitor Joe) of the US Senate Ethics Committee on Good Government and Ethics) has an accompanying statement for her fore mentioned actions.
Please note that NWC and GAP 11/2003 Testimony and similar bill was Testified to these exact same US Chairman Senators Lieberman and Collins on 11/2003 and to my recollection is/was Bill #S1358, 'Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Restoration Enhancement Act'.
Dear Readers, 2/12/2009
Dear NWC,
Please note that this is to some extent a identical and/or similar to a POGO website blog comment reply that I have been successful to have posted that will hopefully be of assistance in your and/or our timely recent endeavors.
Good day. I am writing for several reasons, first to mention my continued appreciation and gratitude for the kind and gracious heartfelt, exemplary, highly and most honorable superb and excellent expertise, efforts and endeavors on behalf of POGO and the NWC and GAP on behalf of all and the 'FALSE CLAIMS ACT' and the Platts//Van Hollen 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' AND which surely is completely and a mandated critical necessary obligation within our US Constitution Bill of Rights and that would surely continue to proudfully respect and honor former President Abraham Lincoln
I am also writing in the hopes that President Obama and his so-called new administration and our US Legislatures and Judicary will not continue to display the unmistakeable appearance of the recent several weeks to continue to seemingly show that they put forth little or no 'CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN' and continue with the same ole decitful and deceptive pack of lies, hoodwinking and trickery that has been reported and observered and that this so-called new administration so far has seemingly clearly and unmistakeably shown that they seemingly have only re-arranged the deck/seat Chairs with the same seemingly maniacally deranged despotic corrupt and/or false, secret and/or mis-represented policies, procedures and/or practices ecetra and/or by these very same people.
As I have written very briefly and impromptu within my continued frustrations and exasperations and as I have noted that our US Legislatures and President O'bama apparently have today and tommorrow to re-consider and VOTE!! to not approve this Corrupt Stimilus HR1 until the US Constitutional Bill of Rights False Claims Act Abraham Lincoln 'Platts//Van Hollen 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' is reinstated into this corrupt HR1 Stimilus Bill.
Obviously there is more I would prefer to write and to mention factual support for the/my above allegations, although in my efforts to be brief and in my and/or our hopes that either President O'bama and/or our US Legislatures will apply the correct applications at this time and as I have and again mentioned to support our US Constitution Bill of Rights, False Claims Act and to the proper and forthright respect and regard to and of the endeavors of former President Abraham Lincoln and within our Declaration and endeavors towards Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness for all.
(I will remain confident that NWC will allow me to make any necessary corrections, modifications and/or additional application to this blog comment reply).
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Axel
Axel V. Sabersky
Dear NWC, 2/12/2009
Please note that I have just read the GAP today/recent post in reference to an upcomming Whistleblower event in March 2009. I have subsequesntly written Mr. Devine at GAP 3 e-mails. As I presume and assume you and all at the NWC have my trust and hopefully support that you immediately contact Mr. Devine at GAP and do everything possible to alert our US Legislatures and most especially President Obama to not approve and pass this Stimulus Legislation without the Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection restoration Enhancement Act.
I have attached a blog comment reply on and as you well know the highly regarded and esteemed POGO website which I have attached to this reply and request as I just noticed you have posted the above reply.
As the NWC/GAP/POGO have with proper and forthright and I presume with painstaking due dillegence and without doubt expressed exemplary superb and excellent and exemplary, expertise and concern and requested Whistleblower support that I ask you to please and if you are able to comply with my above mentioned request and immediately contact all necessary available US Representatives and especially our US Senatorial and Congressional Leaders and also especially our US President Obama and his Staff Members.
9Please excuse the harshness within my frustrated and exasperated attached blog comment reply, although please note that much of my allegations could presumably be avoided and/or much less severe is my request is honored and as expected in our US Constitution Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence with Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for all.
Please note and that I assume you have retained my contact information that you may please contact me if I can be of assistance and/or if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you and all for your time and consideration.
Dear Readers, 2/12/2009
Good day. I am writing for several reasons, first to mention my continued appreciation and gratitude for the kind and gracious heartfelt, exemplary, highly and most honorable superb and excellent efforts and endeavors on behalf of POGO and the NWC and GAP on behalf of all and the 'FALSE CLAIMS ACT' and the Platts//Van Hollen 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' AND which surely is cpmpletely and a mandated critical necessary obligation within our US Constitution Bill of Rights and that would surely continue to proudfully respect and honor former President Abraham Lincoln
I am also writing in the hopes that President Obama and his so-called new administration and our US Legislatures and Judicary will not continue to display the unmistakeable appearance of the recent several weeks to continue to seemingly show that they put forth little or no 'CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN' and continue with the same ole decitful and deceptive pack of lies, hoodwinking and trickery that has been reported and observered and that this so-called new administration so far has seemingly clearly and unmistakeably shown that they seemingly have only re-arranged the deck/seat Chairs with the same seemingly maniacally deranged despotic corrupt and/or false, secret and/or mis-represented policies, procedures and/or practices ecetra and/or by these very same people.
As I have written very briefly and impromptu within my continued frustrations and exasperations and as I have noted that our US Legislatures and President O'bama apparently have today and tommorrow to re-consider and VOTE!! to not approve this Corrupt Stimilus HR1 until the US Constitutional Bill of Rights False Claims Act Abraham Lincoln 'Platts//Van Hollen 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' is reinstated into this corrupt HR1 Stimilus Bill.
Obviously there is more I would prefer to write and to mention factual support for the/my above allegations, although in my efforts to be brief and in my and/or our hopes that either President O'bama and/or our US Legislatures will apply the correct applications at this time and as I have and again mentioned to support our US Constitution Bill of Rights, False Claims Act and to the proper and forthright respect and regard to and of the endeavors of former President Abraham Lincoln and within our Declaration and endeavors towards Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness for all.
(I will remain confident that POGO will allow me to make any necessary corrections, modifications and/or additional aplication to this blog comment reply).
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Axel
Axel V. Sabersky
S1358 !!
As NWC has allowed to have my previous S1358 blog comment reply (S1358) to be posted, please allow me to recommend and suggest that you immediately contact US Senators McCaskill (POGO's Saint Claire) Akaka, Landrieu and other US Senators to request that they will change their vote to 'NO' unless the Platt/Van Hollins 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' HR985 is reinstated!!
As all may well know, any Homeland Security concerns and issues have well been reviewed and discussed in the recent decade alone and have the continued overwhelming 'proper and forthright' US Congressional and Judicial Approval!!
Hopefully my 2nd (S1358) blog comment reply will be posted as soon as possible.
PS: Should you prefer a follow-up and as I have been consistent with that even though this so-called Stimulus Bill is CORRUPT!! the Republicans clearly and consistently and for the recent 8 years (and also the seemingly lack of will and seemingly deliberate and willfull neglect of Democrats) block any and all meaningfull attempts at 'OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY' and the US Constitutional Bill of Rights substantial and necessary mandate of 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT ACT' and especially in respect of the, if I remember correctly President Abraham Lincoln 'FALSE CLAIMS ACT'.