Bush doesn't like whistle-blowers

Post #47,677 by JayMehaffey 7/31/02 9:23:17 PM Reply	Bush doesn't like whistle-blowers [link\|http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020731/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_business_scandals_30\|Yahoo News] Only hours after signing the corporate reform bill, Bush took action to substantially weaken it. The administration issued a policy statement outlining how it would interperate certain provisions. This is a fairly common practice, intended to help the justice department be consistant in applying vauge laws. But in this case the policy statement serverly tightens the situations when the whistle-blower protection applies and does so in the face of the laws clear (for a legal document) wording. The orginal document grants protection to people providing information to congressmen. But the Bush interpretation only provides that protection to people who provide information to an already existing investigation. People coming forward with information to trigger the investigation would not be covered. Jay
Post #47,683 by ben_tilly 7/31/02 10:07:36 PM Reply	Give with one hand, take with the other Publically it would be political suicide to fight the bill. Which is why he didn't. But both he and those he is closely associated with are natural targets of this bill (for instance his own past actions have been banned), so privately he will do anything he damned well can to weaken it. What is news about this? That he got caught so quickly? Cheers, Ben "Perl is like vice grips. You can do anything with it, and it's the wrong tool for every job." --Unknown
Post #47,802 by tablizer 8/1/02 11:51:47 PM Reply	Isn't that up to the Judicial branch? The Judicial branch will interpret the laws based mostly on how they were written, and not on how the executive branch interprets them. Thus, I don't see what the hubbubb is about. ________________ oop.ismad.com
Post #47,803 by imric 8/1/02 11:58:43 PM Reply	Well The judicial branch isn't in charge of how the law is enforced - if nobody makes it to court, the judicial branch doesn't get much to say. I won't go into how mandatory sentencing has substantially shifted power from the judicial to the executive branch already.... :P Imric's Tips for Living Paranoia Is a Survival Trait Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised... Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
Post #47,918 by a6l6e6x 8/2/02 9:17:38 PM Reply	Bingo! That's how it works. Alex "Television: chewing gum for the eyes." -- Frank Lloyd Wright
Post #48,049 by tablizer 8/4/02 3:08:20 PM Reply	then turn it into a legal issue (* The judicial branch isn't in charge of how the law is enforced - if nobody makes it to court, the judicial branch doesn't get much to say. *) The "unprotected" whistle blower takes it to court. They blow the wistle, get no protection, and then sue for not getting protection. I don't see where the executive branch is really involved here. I must be missing something. ________________ oop.ismad.com
Post #48,065 by CRConrad 8/4/02 7:04:19 PM Reply	Yes... Judging from your record, you probably are.

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