ACORN on the Ropes
November 13, 2009
Politico reports today on a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee memo that claims ACORN may “be ready to file for bankruptcy.” The ranking minority member on the Committee is Congressman Darrell Issa, who has led the congressional investigation into ACORN’s corrupt practices.
According to the memo:
“… the three main offices of ACORN are engaged in a ‘civil war’ and CEO Bertha Lewis has taken custody of hundreds of bank accounts with fund totaling roughly $20 million, in order to consolidate assets.”
You can access Congressman Issa’s July report, “Is ACORN Intentionally Structured as a Criminal Enterprise?” here.
In a separate article, Politico also reports that ACORN has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming that bills passed by the House and Senate to defund the group are unconstitutional.
I’m not making this up.
ACORN’s complaint cites the loss of $1 million in FEMA funding and $780,000 from the EPA among others, which has forced the group to fire employees and shutter offices. ACORN’s arrogance is already legendary, but its claim of a constitutional right to suck money out of American taxpayers raises this conceit to a whole new level.