Judge says gov’t must allow funding for ACORN

[deminks]

http://rawstory.com/2010/03/judge-govt-funding-acorn/

A federal judge retained her position that it is unconstitutional for Congress to prevent funding for the activist group ACORN after a government request that she reconsider.

U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon cemented her earlier decision in December and made the injunction against government intervention permanent, asking all federal agencies to spread the word that money to ACORN be allowed without delay.

The judge wrote that it was "unmistakable that Congress determined ACORN's guilt before defunding it." Congress may investigate ACORN but cannot "rely on the negative results of a congressional or executive report as a rationale to impose a broad, punitive funding ban on a specific, named organization."

The Center for Constitutional Rights had charged Congress in last year's case of violating the group's constitutional protections.

"This is why the Constitution contains a prohibition against Congress enacting a bill of attainder – to prevent Congress from acting as judge jury and executioner," said Jules Lobel, a cooperating attorney with the center.

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I love the sound of right wing thug heads exploding in the morning. It sounds like...victory.

[Jim__]

1. Great news! - n/t

[Emit]

2. Thanks for posting n/t

[Gman2]

3. Saw this reported on Fox. Somber, no folowup.

Dumbasses. We ought to find work for Van Jones too, their heads would explode. I feel a surge coming on. All the ill, poor, minorities, women, young, will be repulsed by the constant doom of Fox/teabaggers.

[Tailormyst]

4. awesome !

[atreides1]

5. One question

Why did the governement(executive Branch)ask that she reconsider her decision?

[Starckers]

8. ACORN

Uh, Congress can rescind any law previously passed. Funding is upped, dropped, lowered, all the time. I do not see why a judge would be involved here.

[rhett o rick]

13. Exactly. What does the WH and the Democrats in Congress have against ACORN? nt

[gratuitous]

6. So, we'll have wall-to-wall coverage, right?

{Crickets}

Uh huh.

[felinetta]

10. I was thinking the same thing, I'm sure Faux News will cover it extensively. If they say anything it

will be something un-American.

[Festivito]

11. That would involve saying that government works. No fun at all. /nt

[HughMoran]

7. Glad we still have a judicial system

Congress clearly can't do their job properly in this McCarthy era started, once again, by the hate party.

[SPedigrees]

9. Wonderful news! nt

[rhett o rick]

12. Why are the Democrats fighting this? nt