From small ACORNS grow...
You may have heard from some on the American "right wing" about the huge threat to the nation posed by the scary scary ACORNs.
Fortunately, bold legislative steps are being taken to combat the ACORN menace.
Louisiana Governor Eddie Haskell has cut off all state funding of ACORN. Before the ban, the amount of Louisiana state funding of ACORN was zero. It has now been reduced to zero. Way to go, PBJ!
I'm much more impressed, however, with Rep. Alan Grayson's "Defund ACORN Act" (H.R.3571) This is a truly remarkable and important bill. Rather than focusing narrowly on ACORN, it prohibits the Federal Government from funding, contracting with, or entering into any form of agreement with:
"Any organization that has been indicted for a violation under any Federal or State law governing the financing of a campaign for election for public office or any law governing the administration of an election for public office, including a law relating to voter registration."
*OR*
"Any organization that has filed a fraudulent form with any Federal or State regulatory agency."
Okay. THIS. IS AWESOME.
Ryan Grim: "Whoops: Anti-ACORN Bill Ropes In Defense Contractors, Others Charged With Fraud"
The congressional legislation intended to defund ACORN, passed with broad bipartisan support, is written so broadly that it applies to "any organization" that has been charged with breaking federal or state election laws, lobbying disclosure laws, campaign finance laws or filing fraudulent paperwork with any federal or state agency. It also applies to any of the employees, contractors or other folks affiliated with a group charged with any of those things.
In other words, the bill could plausibly defund the entire military-industrial complex.
Blackwater, Halliburton, KBR, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard, yeah sure, obvious targets of the bill.
But don't think so small. It doesn't just say contractors, it says "any organization".
Who else? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
The Federal Reserve?
The C.I.A.?
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
This could get interesting. Hats off to you, Representative Alan Grayson of Disneyworld, American Patriot!
Help identify organizations that fit this criteria
[update]
It seems Grayson knew exactly what he was doing here
Fortunately, bold legislative steps are being taken to combat the ACORN menace.
Louisiana Governor Eddie Haskell has cut off all state funding of ACORN. Before the ban, the amount of Louisiana state funding of ACORN was zero. It has now been reduced to zero. Way to go, PBJ!
I'm much more impressed, however, with Rep. Alan Grayson's "Defund ACORN Act" (H.R.3571) This is a truly remarkable and important bill. Rather than focusing narrowly on ACORN, it prohibits the Federal Government from funding, contracting with, or entering into any form of agreement with:
"Any organization that has been indicted for a violation under any Federal or State law governing the financing of a campaign for election for public office or any law governing the administration of an election for public office, including a law relating to voter registration."
*OR*
"Any organization that has filed a fraudulent form with any Federal or State regulatory agency."
Okay. THIS. IS AWESOME.
Ryan Grim: "Whoops: Anti-ACORN Bill Ropes In Defense Contractors, Others Charged With Fraud"
The congressional legislation intended to defund ACORN, passed with broad bipartisan support, is written so broadly that it applies to "any organization" that has been charged with breaking federal or state election laws, lobbying disclosure laws, campaign finance laws or filing fraudulent paperwork with any federal or state agency. It also applies to any of the employees, contractors or other folks affiliated with a group charged with any of those things.
In other words, the bill could plausibly defund the entire military-industrial complex.
Blackwater, Halliburton, KBR, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard, yeah sure, obvious targets of the bill.
But don't think so small. It doesn't just say contractors, it says "any organization".
Who else? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
The Federal Reserve?
The C.I.A.?
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
This could get interesting. Hats off to you, Representative Alan Grayson of Disneyworld, American Patriot!
Help identify organizations that fit this criteria
[update]
It seems Grayson knew exactly what he was doing here