In fact, Change.org even highlighted this stance saying, "Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled."

Oddly, or rather conveniently enough, this section of the webpage disappeared just days after the first round of Edward Snowden leaks.

President-elect Donald Trump has made his opinion on whistleblowers painfully clear in comments made on the campaign trail, even going so far as to suggest we "kill the traitor," in reference to whistleblower Edward Snowden.

However, while calling for Snowden's execution fits in with Trump's caricature of a "right wing extremist," if there is one thing we know for sure about Trump it's that he often makes radical statements and then quickly changes his stance if he finds his popularity slipping.