North Carolina bill would criminalize all whistleblowers

It's bad enough that North Carolina recently passed an unconstitutional ALEC-backed ag-gag bill. Now a new Republican bill in the Tar Heel State would criminalize whistleblowers altogether.

This bill was also based on ALEC "model legislation." It would ban whistleblowing against any business and certain other establishments. It covers elder care facilities, daycare centers, and charter schools - among many other places.

A book like The Fight That Never Ends that exposes public and private schools would be banned. (Guess what state the publisher is based in?)

Lawmakers have refused to allow a vote on whether to change the bill to shield whistleblowers who succeed at uncovering illegal activity.

It's almost farcical. But it's actually a very serious matter.

I've actually considered the prospect that 7-Cent Joe might introduce a bill to crack down on books that expose private schools - after a school in his district was exposed. It's exactly the sort of thing he'd do.

(Source: http://www.occupy.com/article/beyond-ag-gag-one-north-carolina-law-bringing-war-whistleblowers-new-level)