House votes to defund ACORN - Democratic Underground

TxRider

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Thu Sep-17-09 04:47 PM
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House votes to defund ACORN

Link to story...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32899618/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

Text of amendment...

http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/media/aaa/issa.pdf

This isn't looking good for them...

Hopefully it won't affect other groups affiliated with them too much..

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elocs

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Thu Sep-17-09 04:50 PM
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1. This story is currently on the Front Page, posted hours ago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4065184

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TxRider

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Thu Sep-17-09 04:53 PM
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2. Ahh missed that, people may want to read the amendment anyway

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geckosfeet

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Thu Sep-17-09 05:42 PM
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3. So, if can we plausibly argue that many of the dems holding seats in the houses

Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 05:43 PM by geckosfeet

have those seats by virtue of Acorn registering voters, can we expect them to vote to cut off funding?

Somehow I can't see this happening.

The pukes may table a bill and try to tie all kinds of tinsel on it, but the dems damn well better vote against it.

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TxRider

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Thu Sep-17-09 05:44 PM
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5. They already voted, all but 75 dems voted for it in the house

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OneTenthofOnePercent

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Thu Sep-17-09 05:43 PM
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4. defund... or stop funding? n/t

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