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| Dear Colleagues,
It is a real honor to share my personal support for Darlene Fitzgerald Price’s Senate campaign. In my job as legal director of the Government Accountability Project, over the last 29 years I have staked my credibility and volunteered my time to help over 4,000 "whistleblowers" -- those employees who use free speech rights to challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust. None has been more worthy than Darlene Fitzgerald Price, whose relentless pursuit of government corruption sustaining national security threats has not let up since the bureaucracy forced her out for "committing the truth." Our country desperately needs public servants to replace the politicians in Congress, and Darlene personifies the concept of public service. I have known Darlene for more than eight years. Her compelling story of a modern day Serpico fighting law enforcement corruption is a microcosm why I’ve dedicated my professional life to helping whistleblowers speak truth to power. Insiders like Darlene bravely fight government waist, fraud, abuse and corruption by risking their careers and reputation. The most courageous, such as Darlene, risk their lives. She even took her agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to federal civil court where she and co-plaintiff Sandy Nunn made history in a landmark case -- the first time a sitting judge took the stand and testified against federal government corruption. Why? Corrupt DHS officials refused to find out what was in five suspicious railroad tanker cars coming over the border, potentially loaded with narcotics, bombs or other weapons for terrorist arsenals. Darlene is not just gutsy. She is as tough as they come, which is essential to fight the corruption within Congress. She proved it on the bureaucratic line of fire. Few whistleblowers in cases of this magnitude ever survive this kind of fight intact. They become broken, embittered victims who are financially ruined, or develop serious health conditions. Most lose everything, including their families through divorce. These tactics are very successful in making a pathetic example out of whistleblowers, so others will keep their mouths shut. Not with Darlene. Her relentless battle to defend freedom of speech where it counts has gained a step, if anything. As an author and nationally recognized leader of the whistleblower community, she is always there to defend our nation from the most serious threats to America’s freedom -- abuses of government power sustained by secrecy. It is time to send a Ms. Smith to Washington. We need corruption war heroes in the Senate. Sincerely, TOM DEVINE, ESQUIRE THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT |
| Paid for by the Committee to Elect Darlene to the U.S. Senate |
Address: P.O. Box 279 Whitley City, KY 42653 Phone: 1-888-DAR-2010
E-Mail:
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