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Current Event Review: Inside President Obamas War On the Fast & Furious Whistleblowers In the article, “Inside President Obamas War on the Fast & Furious Whistleblowers” the author talks, about the outcome of whistleblowers after they came forward with evidence of institutional wrongdoings; and, specifically, about the outcome of whistleblowers during the Fast & Furious Operation. The author interviews a Senator from the Obama administration, who explains the situation at hand. According to the Senator, whistleblowers should be protected by the U.S. Bill of Rights and Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 from institutions who try to retaliate against them.

However, he believes that the federal and judicial agencies are corrupt in protecting the whistleblowers and, instead, allow the bureaucracy to avenge those who have blown the whistle. In fact, those who endorse the corrupt activities and are involved in its operations are promoted for their work.The prevailing conditions for whistleblowers are very discouraging for individuals with moral spirit to come forward and uncover corrupt activities. For those, who can gather enough strength to voice out the misconduct, the ineffective laws are bound to destroy their professional careers and, possibly, their lives too.

They will either be forced to leave the organization, or face a low-profile transfer; they may even be disregarded, or ridiculed, and threatened by their colleagues. Even in the U.S., a nation that proudly boasts justice, equality and freedom of speech, the judicial agencies ensure that a whistleblower is punished for being morally strong and honest. These conditions, on the contrary, are very encouraging for institutions to commit crimes. With an ineffective system, businesses and institutions can be corrupt and easily get away with it.

The business can be harsh on any employee who intends to or already has blown the whistle. However the extent to which this is possible is debatable since the article talks about federal bureaucracy benefiting from a federal judicial system. In the case of other businesses or institutions it would be important to see the interests of the judicial agency within a particular scenario and the benefits they can get from it. Nonetheless from an institutional point of view a whistleblower’s lifelong savings can be seized through a lawsuit while institutions can spend millions of dollars in a lawsuit.

Unless the government agencies become honest and work for the greater interest of their people, whistleblowers will be forced to follow the system whether it is wrong or right. The government needs to ensure that its constitution and laws are being respected, so that honesty and sincerity can prevail. ReferencesMiniter, Frank. (2011, January 7). “Inside President Obamas War On The Fast & Furious Whistleblowers.” Forbes. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankminiter/2011/12/07/inside-president-obamas-war-on-the-fast-furious-whistleblowers/