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Originally Posted by BBQMan
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.
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Well, by "due process" I mean that there are steps that are taken in the process of deciding if funding will be continued. I take the legislation to mean that funding isn't to be withdrawn automatically, just because of investigation or indictment.
You say there is enough smoke to justify suspicion, and I agree. The question is whether smoke and suspicion are enough to justify pulling the funding.
Any funding is subject to being cancelled. But if Lockheed had funding and some employees were being indicted for fraud, the entire program would not necessarily lose funding at the first smell of smoke, and fire and suspicion.
I'm not a big fan of ACORN, and I expect some of these allegations to hold up. Then, depending upon how rampant the practice was, compared to it's legitimate agenda, funding should be re-examined for it's appropriateness.