Posted on 04/21/2010 6:58:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK A federal appeals court on Wednesday handed the government a victory by temporarily blocking a judge's finding that Congress was wrong to halt federal funding to the activist group ACORN.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan also agreed to expedite the government's appeal of U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon's rulings that the funding cutoff was unconstitutional. Oral arguments were likely to occur before July.
The appeals court's one-paragraph decision to freeze Gershon's two rulings that found Congress acted unconstitutionally will remain in place until the 2nd Circuit rules on the merits of the government's appeal. It acted a day after hearing arguments.
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Get a real job and quit living large off the sweat of others.
” What are the names ACORN is using ? “
U.S. Treasury, Internal Just-Fork-It-Over Service, and Federal Bureau of What-YOU-Lookin’-At?
Obama doesn’t need ACORN any more, he has other ways to embezzle money from the federal government now
FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.
New names for ACORN [also post 48]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2496737/posts?page=49#49
Would that be bowel movement Bertha?
Yep, and the Tea Partier’s are going to flush all the s### and stench out of congress come next november!
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan also agreed to expedite the government's appeal of U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon's rulings that the funding cutoff was unconstitutional.Thanks NormsRevenge.
by temporarily blocking a judge's finding that Congress was wrong to halt federal funding to the activist group
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