I'm not surprised, the Bush Administration is hostile to whistle-blowers and as a former one myself, this is only the beginning.

WhistleBlower, go to jail.

Taking away one of your amendment because you do the right thing. What kind of message does this send?

Whistleblowers are heroes but corrupt politicos and failed supreme court sycophants are in vogue for awhile. Big emphasis on awhile, Mr.Alito...

I can't believe even the Supremem Court has lost sight of the purpose behind whistle-blower protection.

They are more worried about the people exposing corruption, than they are about corruption itself.

Our country is headed down a very bad path when all three branches of government behave as one anti-Constitutional beast.

Well, I guess the "honeymoon" is over, even through it lasted over 200 years! Where does one go and do with no other relationship known? Can I sue for Child Support, on behalf of all the children in this relationship? What am I going to do?

What are they hidding from us? What dont they want us to know?
What are THEY going to do and go when they finish distroying 200 years of life here in the USA?

First we have a law established for workers to report unethical behavior in businesses in 1978, now we have an administration in 2006 wanting to remove it.

The Carter Administration felt passionately about their responsibility and new what the future hold, saw it coming with the hidden secrets that now are prevailing themselves.

Common sense is any leadership team would want to keep the integrity in our society business, small or large, not abolish something that works.

This law kept ethics in our work place and kept people in all levels of business in their place, which is the right thing to do. By removing this sends the wrong message that it’s okay for corruption.

The message this administration is sending says it’s selfish and has something to hide.

“If you have selfish ambition (Jas 3:14); where there is selfish ambition there is disorder (Jas 3:16)

God Bless.

The Constitution is at the mercy of greedy and secretive presidency, backed by a corrupt (majority) Supreme Court. The American people likely don't even know about this ruling, because no media outlets even discuss it. Yet, it has the power to strike fear into any potential whistle blower with a family and a mortgage.

If our tattered Constitution is not revived, we are in for dark days indeed. Anyone with an honest job may be enslaved to the whims of a corrupt employer, with no course for redress.

Whatever you do, don't work for the government if you are an honest individual. That is the take-home.

Had there ever been a whistle blower that had been compensated by the government? Or perhaps this skews the stakeholders into the hands of corporate lawyers. Loyalty has become an oxymoron.

This ruling puts all workers in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. I am obligated to report wrong doing, however if my boss feels this to be inflammatory, I lose my job? If my boss finds out I knew and did not report it, I lose my job? Nice work GW. Maybe you can use this to keep Ken Lay out of prison. To think we are stuck with these Supreme Court Justices for the next 25 or 30 years. What other damage will the do?

have faith my dear people. We have been here before in our short 200 years of history. This is America.

Not Mexico or any other government burdened under corruption. Yes, it has been well said, "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history." It's up to the PEOPLE to reclaim what is taken from us. We do that in America. This, and many other things will come back to bite them in the butt. Believe me. Believe in yourself and YOUR country

To Brain Ross Re: Freedom of the Press Under Attack, Amy Goodman's interview with you and this story on "Whistleblowers". Mr.Ross I want you to know that I have tremendous respect for you and the other journalists and reporters like you who dedicate themselves to reporting the facts and the truth objectively to the public on issues affecting our country and the world today. The American people need individuals like you, so please do not allow the extreme right-wing elements in our government who, in their obsessive pursuit of terrorists, have taken this country back to the dark days of the McCarthy era when U.S. citizens were black-listed to prevent you from doing your noble work of investigative reporting. Some of the people in our government have betrayed the trust of the American voters and have gone much too far, the First Amendment and the lofty principles our country stands for means nothing to them. Well they didn't give you or me our freedom to think, our freedom to express our opinions, our freedom to seek the truth or the freedom to report it. Almighty G-d gave every human being that freedom and no one in our government can take it away, no matter how big they may think they are our Omnipotent Creator is much Greater and He is the One Who wields the power and He is the One
Who can protect you from those who wish to run America like George Orwell's "1984". I believe that all G-d concious and right-minded people everywhere support your stand and your dedication to the best of your craft as do I. G-d bless.

Why should it surprise any of you that the Supreme Court ruled this way inre to whistleblowers? Look at the 2000 election! Isn't it obvious? The republicans have taken over, or at least they
think they have; the 2008 presidential election should be very interesting indeed...