They Fired Their Doctors. That's The Governemnt For Ya.

Why is it that government whistle-blowers are still treated as criminals or at the very least as tattle-tales? When a government agency is messing up or covering up and somebody reports them, why is it that that agency is allowed to use all sorts of methods to try to get rid of them by firing or giving them bad performance reports or accusing them of wrongdoing. Now, I'm a firm believer in government even though I like to find fault with it. And we all know there's always good reason to find fault with government. Here's the thing though; government is supposed to be there to help and protect the citizens, not the other way around. At least that's the way it's supposed to work in America. And when it isn't working that way, when it's doing harm or wasting money or stealing money, whistle-blowers are supposed to report it. And when they do, the last thing that's supposed to happen to them is to be picked on by the agency they just reported. How can that be fair? Oh, I understand that whistle-blowers still aren't supposed to release confidential information to the press or an enemy, but they certainly should be able to report any information to congress or the president. There's a case now where the FDA fired some doctors who reported the agency to congress and the president. The agency managers tried to bring charges against them, but the government lawyers said they had no case, so they trumped up some bad ratings and fired them. Now I can understand how some managers could be upset because an underling ratted on them, but hey, they were doing wrong and it could have harmed people. Maybe is harming people. Here's the thing, we need government agencies to protect us, but we need to be able to trust those agencies. If we can't, then I fail to see the value of those agencies. Maybe those managers need to think about that. Rather than whistle-blowers getting fired, maybe the managers should be fired. I wonder if any department heads have ever thought of that?