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Originally Posted by Laker14
Actually, you'll have to show me where I've defended ACORN. I don't think I have. What I've defended is the idea that you can't shut down federal funding by accusing members of an organization of wrong doing, nor even if they are individually guilty of something.
The organization (ACORN or any other one) is larger than just a few employees. If the wrongdoing is widespread, or organizational, AND determined to be true by due process, then the government may decide to pull the funding.
But it's important not to be able to cut the funding of a program solely because of "charges" of wrongdoing of a few within the organization.
And that is a completely different matter than whether a federal employee should or shouldn't have to defend oneself against charges of conflict of interest.
Now if there is a defense of ACORN in there somewhere, I don't see it.
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Laker,
I will have to take exception to your argument. Due process applies to individuals and only applies to organizations when the government is seeking to take their property without "...just compensation.
Congress routinely cuts funding of various programs (perhaps not enough) and the organization or branches of government that have been receiving those funds have to go their own way. ACORN is no more entitled to these funds than say Lockheed when a weapons program is cancelled. Lockheed then has to find other work for the people involved in the program or lay them off. There is more than enough 'smoke' to justify the suspicion of a fire. IMHO, until the situation is clear, ACORN should not receive further taxpayer funding.