Court Nixes NASA Background Checks
January 12th, 2008 By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent(AP) -- A federal judge blocked the government Friday from conducting background checks of low-risk employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after an appeals court said the investigations threaten the constitutional rights of workers.
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nilbud - Jan 12, 2008
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Hopefully history will record this as the turning of the tide of fascism and the start of the fightback against the culture of fear. This neo-McCarthyism has to end.- flag
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vlam67 - Jan 12, 2008
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Good! Now sleepers spies, saboteurs and fanatics will sleep easier.- flag
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SDMike - Jan 14, 2008
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As a former aerospace worker I wonder why these folks who work for the government are afraid of the government. They don't appear to be afraid of their paychecks. If someone "would suffer irreparable harm" from a background check then they sure as heck shouldn't be allowed to work in a sensitive position! The 9th circuit is known for being populated by nut cases who love to stick their finger in the eye of common sense. If their ruling holds up, spies will have gained a constitutional right to destroy our government and science labs.- flag
