Under fire
Back in February, during the Democrats’ frenzied rush to pass the $787 billion economic stimulus bill, Republican Sen. David Vitter offered a simple, 28-word amendment: “None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used directly or indirectly to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.” Vitter’s amendment was shot down, 51-45, with all the votes coming from the Democratic majority.
At about the same time, GOP lawmakers introduced similar measures in the House. Those, too, were defeated by Democratic majorities.
Fast-forward to Monday, Sept. 14. A Housing Department appropriations bill was moving through the Senate, and Republican Sen. Mike Johanns offered an amendment that was nearly word-for-word identical to the one Vitter introduced back in February, barring all federal housing funds for ACORN. This time, the ACORN-defunding amendment passed, 83-7. The winning total included 50 — yes, 50 — Democrats. Liberals like Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Charles Schumer and others who supported ACORN back in February all changed their votes to approve the cutoff of funds.
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beentheredonethat Says:
It’s to get to the bottom of all the allegations of corruption at ACORN and affiliated organizations around the country.
Glenn Beck has identifed almost from day one that ACORN is huge and has it’s tentacles wrapped around countless other ‘community organizing’ groups throughout America. Hopefully the FBI will go to Beck and ask him to help them out. No doubt he would eagerly stear them in the right direction if they are serious about dismantling what certainly appears to be a high level organized crime syndicate.
Posted on September 18th, 2009 at 9:04 am