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unConstitutional!? ACORN will immediately begin receiving federal money again. Do you see this as a victory for the idea that the rule of law should not be politicized and that everyone is entitled to a fair hearing before they are penalized? How are conservatives dealing with the thought that what seemed to be a major victory is now completely reversed? How do conservatives feel about their tax dollars going to this upstanding organization?
"The federal government must continue to provide grant money to the national community organizing group Acorn, a federal court ruled Friday, saying that the House violated the Constitution when it passed a resolution barring the group from receiving federal dollars.
In the opinion, Judge Nina Gershon wrote of Acorn, 'They have been singled out by Congress for punishment that directly and immediately affects their ability to continue to obtain federal funding, in the absence of any judicial, or even administrative, process adjudicating guilt.'
Jules Lobel, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which brought the suit on behalf of Acorn, said the resolution was the first time Congress had ever singled out one group for punishment. 'Whenever you challenge a statute of Congress, it’s always a significant political battle,' Mr. Lobel said."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/us/politics/12acorn.html
"The federal government must continue to provide grant money to the national community organizing group Acorn, a federal court ruled Friday, saying that the House violated the Constitution when it passed a resolution barring the group from receiving federal dollars.
In the opinion, Judge Nina Gershon wrote of Acorn, 'They have been singled out by Congress for punishment that directly and immediately affects their ability to continue to obtain federal funding, in the absence of any judicial, or even administrative, process adjudicating guilt.'
Jules Lobel, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which brought the suit on behalf of Acorn, said the resolution was the first time Congress had ever singled out one group for punishment. 'Whenever you challenge a statute of Congress, it’s always a significant political battle,' Mr. Lobel said."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/us/politics/12acorn.html