Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
Thank you. I think I’ve been pointed in the right direction on my earlier question. Because Andrew Schultz is not setting up a status conference call, I’m ready to respond to his statement of latest intention. For reference, anyone needing rules can look up: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or U.S. Code. I think MSPB falls under U.S. Code, [...]
Does anyone know if there is a required procedure for setting up conference calls between the administrative judge and opposing parties? If I recall from an earlier case where I retained counsel, we always put things in writing and had a specific course of discussion. The Agency has once again – of its own initiative — [...]
When I post something of internal Department of Labor (DOL) interest, a swarm of lurkers swoops in and gathers .pdf files. You found it. It, meaning the subpoena request.** I think it set the one day record for .pdf downloads on this site. Granted, it is a good one. Can you imagine the absurdity of being falsely investigated (aka: harassed) [...]
Wired published an interview with Philip Zimbardo today, discussing the findings of his book “The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil.” It’s a great piece with additional — highly disturbing — images from Abu Gharib: a grim reminder of what happens when society fails to function. Because I cannot reiterate enough, I leave you with [...]
Because of a handful of military readers, my writing will henceforth be known as bwogging. Edited from ThinkProgress.org: Air Force blocking access to more b[w]ogs. Danger Room reports that the Air Force is “tightening restrictions on which b[w]ogs its troops can read, cutting off access to just about any independent site with the word ‘b[w]og’ in its [...]
Wow, this is big news — hot off the press from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE): TSA FOLDS UNDER AFGE PRESSURE WITH WHISTLEBLOWER AGREEMENT AFGE pleased with arrangement but loopholes need to be closed (WASHINGTON)—After intense efforts by the American Federation of Government Employees to expand the Transportation Security Administration’s limited whistleblower appeal [...]
I thought that I would be serving as this great resource for others, a play-by-play example of what it’s like to go through the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) process. Now, I’m too pooped to post. On Tuesday morning — and I do mean morning, as in 1:00 in the morning — I was up writing [...]
Well folks, it’s official. Two weeks after Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Administrative Judge LuNell Anderson ordered the Agency to apologize for taunting me with claims of collusion between itself and MSPB, the agency has sent its response. Are you as impressed by the sincerity and remorse shown by Elaine Chao and crew as I [...]
There’s a saying, “The nail that stands up gets hammered down.” It’s Japanese in origin, and so common in Hawaii that I hadn’t realized that it wasn’t a mainstream American phrase. Philip Zimbardo, in his book “The Lucifer Effect,” asks rhetorically, “When does a person who engages in an act that qualifies as a heroic [...]
Okay, I admit I’ve known about the new site, ShameOnElaine.Org for a little over a week now. I never included it in my writing, because I’m still not sure that I entirely agree with the site’s claims against one individual. Could Elaine Chao simply be part of the process — a token minority asked to carry out [...]