Posted on 09/14/2009 6:14:27 PM PDT by arkadyka
ACORN has been under significant pressure from two heroes literally risking their life to expose ACORN and the criminal enterprise they have built on Alinsky's principles. For every liberty loving and red blooded American, ACORN represents everything that is wrong with this country. Most of us have discovered this awful organization accidentally during Obama's campaign. We learned slowly about ACORN's involvement with the Community Reinvestment Act and it's mafia-style tactics they used to intimidate bankers. We learned that Obama represented ACORN during a lawsuit in Chicago, where ACORN alleged that banks practice discriminatory lending practices. Although Obama's involvement was minimal his roots as a community organizer and presence in this case suggests that he is partial with their views. Lastly, we discovered the following video of community organizers and Obama pledging his support and acceptance of ACORN's agenda. Then we learned that ACORN was knee deep in voter registration fraud and are now being investigated in numerous states.
(Excerpt) Read more at rkdpolitics.blogspot.com ...
Is this Final or does the House of Reps need to weigh in and vote also?
Might need to consult civic experts on this, but I believe it’s not final. That is, the bill will move to a stage where House and Senate discuss and agree on certain elements. However something that passed 83-7 will probably not be disputed.
Not sure. More info here: http://biggovernment.com/
The seven “NAYs”:
Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL) Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT) Whitehouse (D-RI)
Is it too late for McCain to come in the form a compromise? :^)
I meant to say “to form A compromise?”
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