ACORN Watch: Organizers Accused Of Voter Fraud Protest Lenders Accused Of Non-Compliance
August 14, 2009
HousingWire.com reported today that ACORN is planning to protest several services that it claims “aren’t complying with the guidelines of the Making Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). ACORN is calling these non-compliant services, “Home Wreckers.”
This news came on the same day that the Las Vegas Sun published an interview with former Nevada Governor Bob List in which he had this to say about the state’s initiative process:
“It’s always been a part of a democratic republic to have initiatives come up from the grass roots. I think that there have been some abuses, though. … The ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) organization was exhibit A in that regard.”
Continuing with the theme, the Washington Examiner ran an op-ed today in which the VP of the National Association of Chiefs of Police recalled other dubious activities:
“In the past, ACORN officials admitted to submitting fraudulent voter registration forms in Ohio and press reports confirmed that ACORN submitted hundreds of fraudulent voter registration forms in Kansas City, Missouri, forcing local officials to wade through fraudulent voter registrations, potentially disenfranchising legitimate voters.”
Whether or not the lenders in question have been non-compliant, it is ridiculous that a questionable group like ACORN is leading such a charge. It’s naked hypocrisy on ACORN’s part. Sadly, according to the Examiner piece, Congress still apparently isn’t sure that ACORN should be eliminated from any involvement in the 2010 Census.
The fact is that ACORN has sprouted into a seedling of corruption and deceit. Without a congressional smack down on this sham of an organization, it will likely grow into a sequoia of sleaze that will undermine not just fair and honest census, but fair and honest elections as well.