Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee and Instapundit editor, penned today a column for USA Today in defense of whistleblowers.
He argues that, regardless of where one stands on Edward Snowden, a government as large as ours needs whistleblowers to hold it accountable. But meanwhile, the Obama administration has launched a war on whistleblowers that stretches into the far reaches of – you ready for this? – the Peace Corps and Department of Agriculture, among other government agencies.
Reynolds’ column comes as both Republicans and Democrats have taken swipes at Snowden, calling him a traitor and worse. But the professor argues that “the more the government cracks down on whistleblowers, the more likely it is that they’ve got something to hide.”
This system isn’t perfect. Leakers can abuse their power for reasons of revenge, ego, or politics — but then, so can congressional overseers, or attorneys general, or presidents. …But nonetheless, the likelihood that if the federal government does something truly wrong, someone might blow the whistle serves as a major source of discipline. Given that — by the president’s defenders’ own admission — there’s not much other discipline available, that seems pretty important.
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