An Amendment to Protect Whistleblowers (BOR.X)
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
PREAMBLE: The freedom of information is important and should be a right for all citizens, however, citizens should have the right to privacy when anonymously reporting misconduct to an employee’s superiors or the Department of Public Safety. This amendment will ensure their identities remain guarded to prevent potential harassment, discrimination, and other forms of mistreatment.
SECTION 1A. Section X of the Bill of Rights currently states:
“All citizens have the freedom of information. Should a citizen request for information that is actively collected to be released, the relevant department, agency, entity, etc. shall be obligated to release the requested information, if possible. Classified information, however, must remain classified and not given to unauthorized entities until such a time it is deemed safe to release. All information and sorts of all courts must be accessible by the public; no information pertaining to any court of the State of Firestone may be made classified. All citizens have the right to know about courts and its processes, and judges are obligated to answer questions about the courts if possible. The Supreme Court is obligated to ensure all rulings, interpretations, and other decisions put forth by the Supreme Court are accessible by the public.”
SECTION 1B. Section X of the Bill of Rights shall be amended to state:
“All citizens have the freedom of information. Should a citizen request for information that is actively collected to be released, the relevant department, agency, entity, etc. shall be obligated to release the requested information, if possible. Departments are, however, not required to reveal the names of individuals who file a report/complaint against an individual whom they have authority over in order to protect the privacy of the whistleblower. Classified information, however, must remain classified and not given to unauthorized entities until such a time it is deemed safe to release. All information and sorts of all courts must be accessible by the public; no information pertaining to any court of the State of Firestone may be made classified. All citizens have the right to know about courts and its processes, and judges are obligated to answer questions about the courts if possible. The Supreme Court is obligated to ensure all rulings, interpretations, and other decisions put forth by the Supreme Court are accessible by the public.”
Respectfully submitted to the State of Firestone Congress,
CHIEF SPONSOR(S):
Representative MaximusGXL
CO-SPONSOR(S):
Representative Jonathan_McKay
Representative Firetreat21
Senator Hecxtro
DPS Secretary Ftlicious