Yes but add places that protect the sensitive nature of national security info while still making public the offenders.
Yes, if the information obtained has been investigated and proven to be accurate.
Yes, but only through appropriate formalized process.
They should protect them and also their family to not get hurt.Its the police fault.
Yes, and we should honor those whistleblower protection laws that are already on the books!
Yes, There must be clear and well defined process to whistleblowing
I never heard of a whistleblower, so I am unable to answer this question
Yes, if the information is about something that can harm or very severely hurt our nation
It depends on the information released, and the level of 'conflict of interest' by the government.
No, they should also be held accountable for doing morally wrong actions.
No. Each case should be decided individually
The current laws are sufficient
Yes, if whatever they blew the wistle on can be argued it was in the best interest of the American people.
There are already laws that protect whistleblowers; Republicans in public office should be pu I shed for violating them
yes, they do provide the public good information about the governments wrongdoings
Whistle blowing has escalated out of control.
I do not have enough information to answer this.
We already have the Whistleblower Protection Act
yes, if it exposes corruption, wrong doing or illegal activity. There should be no penalties for doing the right thing.
Yes, only if the information is fruitful.
The government already has laws to protect whistle blowers
Yes, and there should be a neutral 3rd party that enables the sharing of information anonymously, yet doesn't disclose everything to the public if deemed to be a threat to national security.
Yes, if they aren't involved in the crime
what are whistleblowers
Only if the The purpose was to preserve our democracy, and not for political gain.
They don’t enforce the ones on the books already, what would more words on paper do?
Yes, but only if the exposed acts threaten national security and the information is managed correctly.
Regardless of the government, whistleblowers should be protected.
Yes, only if the information is true.
Yes, whistleblowers play an important role in keeping the government transparent
Only if the person has first hand information
Yes if info wasn't illegally obtained and doesn't threaten national security.
Yes, but only if their information was obtained legally, and it shows actual criminal activity.
Yes, but only if there was no compensation to the whistleblower involved.
Yes, Under the 1st Amendment of Free Speech
Current status quo is sufficient
Only if it is obtained legally and proven true
No, we already have them.
Only if the information provided can be proven to be true and not coerced or framed
These laws already exist. The problem is when people abuse the whistle blower act and fabricate information.
Not Informed enough to form opinion
No and increase punishments for whistleblowers.
Yes, it is important to protect the media, the truth, and all who expose the truth.
I am neutral on this situation
Yes, but only if the information was legally obtained and only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security
Yes only if the whistle blower can argue that it is something very important which the people need to know.
No. The current protections are too broad. Whistleblowers that are political operatives should not have the same protections as whistleblowers that provide information that exposes dangerous policies.
Yes, if they don’t, they are violating their freedom of speech.
Not informed enough on this topic to make a decision.
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