Democrats want to fund ACORN and La Raza with stimulus bill

Frontpagemagazine ^ | 2-29-08 | Ed Morrissey

[SJackson]

 DEMOCRATS WANT TO FUND ACORN, LA RAZA WITH STIMULUS BILL

By Ed Morrissey

The Democrats reacted in anger when Senate Republicans blocked their latest economic stimulus bill. Harry Reid said that bankers and lenders were high-fiving each other in hallways after the GOP torpedoed the bill, but perhaps a better explanation of Reid's disappointment comes from Bob Casey (D-PA). The beneficiaries of the bill turns out to be somewhat different than advertised:

 

Mr. CASEY: “We want to do a couple of things with this legislation, which we know is the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. Our Majority Leader, Senator Reid, and our leadership and the members of the Democratic Caucus set it out fairly specifically. A couple of basic things this legislation would have done: first of all, it would have continued what we started in the end of last year, foreclosure prevention counseling dollars, to give money to organizations around the country that are certifiably expert at this, organizations like La Raza. I know the presiding officer knows that group. We know also the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now, known by the acronym ‘ACORN.’ They’re headquartered in Philadelphia. These are organizations which understand what a lender has to deal with but more importantly deal with borrowers when they’re borrowing money, when they’re dealing with the difficulty and complexity of borrowing money. These organizations would have helped even more so than they’re helping now with $200 million more of counseling money. That’s not going to happen right now because of what the other side did; they blocked that money by blocking this legislation.”

ACORN? Would this be the same ACORN that conducted voter fraud in Washington, resulting in felony charges against its officers there in 2007? Isn't this the same organization that generated complaints and questions about their practices in several other jurisdictions during the 2006 election? How does shoving money into the pockets of ACORN provide an economic stimulus?

This doesn't look like a stimulus package. It looks more like an investment in further voter fraud.

 

 

[bmwcyle]

Isn't the DNC just the best? /sarcasm

[Brilliant]

I think it is unconstitutional for the federal government to use taxpayer money to fund political organizations. Show me where the Constitution allows that.

[mewzilla]

Related link....

Stop banks' catering to illegal immigrants and aid economy

[kittymyrib]

This news item needs to be blasted across the country by Rush and Sean and Beck on Monday. Funding these Democrat voter-fraud groups with our tax money under cover of “economic stimulus” is disgusting.

[Travis McGee]

Who needs the Southwest anyway?

45 states should be enough for any country.

[rbosque]

Not only that, but La Raza is a racist organization. They also call for the re-annexation of the South West back to Mexico.

[mewzilla]

This is from 2004...

Subprime loan market grows despite troubles

In September, Acorn, a community organization representing low- and moderate-income families, announced an agreement with Citigroup to create an affordable lending program for home buyers, with a special focus on immigrants.

Congress and the admin knew darn good and well what they were doing....

[Thrownatbirth]

I think it is unconstitutional for the federal government to use taxpayer money to fund political organizations.

Especially a political organization charged with multiple felonies in several states.

[Man50D]

The Socialists want to give money to an anti American group like La Raza on top of the following bill:

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1999
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2007 Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Hope Fund Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND.

(a) Use- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (b), make a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the purpose of providing technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used by the National Council of La Raza or the Raza Development Fund to--

(1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development;

(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;

(3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households; and

(4) conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza .

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.

[umgud]

I thought ACORN was already funded by the DNC, now they want taxpayer dollars to do it. We better get busy and protect or grow our members in congress this November.

[FMBass]

I don’t blame Senator Reid for being upset. Now how the heck is he going to funnel money into ACORN and La Raza’s accounts?

Just where is ACORN and La Raza going to get the money to support Democrats?

Rotten Republicans!

Oh, I almost forgot the sarcasm tag for those in Rio Linde.

[Robe]

The DOJ should declare the DemocRAT Party as a subversive organization

[sportutegrl]

A while back I read in the Philly paper about a government fund to retrofit older homes for disabled people. There was a story about a young handicapped girl who lived with her mother in an older townhouse with an upstairs bathroom and she couldn’t go upstairs to bathe so was trying to get some of these funds for a retrofit, but the community in charge of spending it kept applying for money to be used to fund an ‘advocate’ for the disabled instead. When do we quit paying for the advocates like acorn and actually pay for the stuff they supposedly advocate for?

[TADSLOS]

[weegee]

Democrats have a thing for embracing racist groups that proclaim a south is gonna rise again.

Doesn’t matter if it is the Southwest or Southeast, the Rats are a-for it.

[ARE SOLE]

Who needs the Southwest anyway? 45 states should be enough for any country.

Five states? Travis even if we swapped country's with them they would be swarming south before long.

They are parasites and create nothing. They would destroy the US and we would billed up resource rich Mexico. And them damn American illegal aliens would be sneaking across the border to ruin our Mexcio.

Regards

[rbosque]

I just emailed him, trying to understand his logic.

[rbosque]

Looks like ACORN and LA Raza have met the Rats in Congress and have petitioned them for funds under the false pretense of a “developmental fund”.

[FormerACLUmember]

ACORN is a criminal entity whose specialty is thuggery, violence, and (above all) massive voter fraud.

I hope the dim-witted Republicans have at least one functioning neuron or testicle, enough to kill this.

[ethics]

Pennsylvania got rid of Rick Santorum and got the Bob Casey who supports illegal aliens.

ACORN is supported by Catholic Charities.

ACORN is a political organization that supports the PRO ABORTION BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!

[DManA]

What constitution?

[mewzilla]

BTTT.

[yorkie01]

Who needs the Southwest anyway? The United States needs the whole of our country following Jackson’s Manifest Destiny. We already had more people living in the area with our expansion west for gold and living resources. At the time of the Mexican American War (See Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo), we controlled this land and we must never cede it to Mexico, Central and South America. There is not one success story in Latino America but there surely is in this former English colony.

[Travis McGee]

I left off the / sarcasm tag about 45 states.

[SJackson]

Not only that, but La Raza is a racist organization. They also call for the re-annexation of the South West back to Mexico.

It is, with longstanding sympathy and ties to the PLO, meetings with Arafat dating to 1980 in Beirut.

[SJackson]