Topic: Obama gives new grant to ACORN

[Pandora]

Why is President Obama apparently defying federal law by funding ACORN?

Judicial Watch discovered that the Obama administration is flouting the will of Congress by giving federal taxpayer money to ACORN.

Obama's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gave a $79,819 grant to the largest branch of the ACORN tree, ACORN Housing Corp. (AHC). AHC filed papers last year legally changing its name to Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA). It's the same old organization with a brand new ACORN-free name.

Worse yet, the grant funds a political agitation and indoctrination program. Here's HUD's euphemistic description of the program:

    Education and Outreach Initiative grants (EOI) - HUD awarded $6.8 million to organizations that educate the public and housing providers about their rights and obligations under federal, state, and local fair housing laws. Groups will also conduct fair lending workshops, community meetings, and individual counseling activities focused on homeowners at risk for discrimination.

According to HUD, the grant money came out of fiscal 2010 appropriations.

That's a big problem.

As I reported previously, in 2009 Congress passed four separate appropriations bills that contained language blocking federal funds from flowing to ACORN during federal fiscal year 2010, which ran from Oct. 1, 2009 through Sept. 30, 2010. All four of the laws prevent ACORN and its affiliated groups from receiving federal taxpayer dollars.

The funding prohibition in Public Law 111-117 (PDF) applies specifically to HUD. It spells out in pretty clear terms that ACORN shouldn't be getting any government funding. Let's see just how clearly it spells it out:

    Division A - Section 418. None of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations. [p. 80 of PDF]

    Division B - Section 534. None of the funds made available under this Act may be distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries. [p. 125 of PDF]

    Division E - Section 511. None of the funds made available in this division or any other division in this Act may be distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries. [p. 279 of PDF]

Yet despite the ban, President Obama, who worked for ACORN as an employee and as the group's lawyer, found it in his heart to hand over $79,819 of your money to his thug friends at ACORN.

As I warn in my new book, Subversion Inc.: How Obama's ACORN Red Shirts are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers, ACORN is still with us, doing its best to destroy American capitalism and democracy.

The group is gearing up right now to make sure President Obama gets reelected in 2012. Its state chapters have adopted assumed names and remain active. Project Vote, ACORN's vote manufacturing factory, continues to operate unmolested in ACORN's Washington, D.C. office.

You've been warned.

H/T Havoc

Why?  This guy wants to know WHY?  Three guesses, first two don't count.

[charlesoakwood]

http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php/topic,2062.msg23208.html#msg23208
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A variation of that theme is if the vote doesn't come out right we will recount till it does.  (Going to court is a natural part of the recount process and any Pubbie that does not have that penciled into his budget is a fool.)...

Stuffing the box before the vote and billy clubs of the voting hall steps, those Democrats plan ahead so much better than the Pubbies.

He's going to win this election even if he has to take it.

[Libertas]

Marshalls shoud be sent to the White House to cease and desist and they should also be sent to Treasury to seize all documents pertaining to disbursements.  Then all ACORN assets should be frozen and illegal funds returned to the treasury.  Then there should be idictments and convictions of all the guilty no matter how high up the chain it goes.

[IronDioPriest]

I would think that the list of impeachable offenses is getting to be long enough for someone to consider putting together a case.

[Libertas]

An understatement to be sure!

[AlanS]

I would think that the list of impeachable offenses is getting to be long enough for someone to consider putting together a case.

That would be anyone but the current AG. Holder will continue in his usual mode.