U.S. Census Cuts All Ties With ACORN

After 2 days of scandalous videos were released involving ACORN, (covered only by conservative New Media and Fox– at least until now) the U.S. Census Bureau announced it is severing ALL TIES with the community-organizing group. This is a big victory for those of us who want the choke-hold this corrupt organization has on our government to permanently cease!

Census Director Robert M. Groves sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN, notifying the group that it will no longer have a role in conducting the 2010 census. ACORN had previously been tapped to help with data gathering. The letter said:

“Over the last several months, through ongoing communication with our regional offices, it is clear that ACORN’s affiliation with the 2010 Census promotion has caused sufficient concern in the general public, has indeed become a distraction from our mission, and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 Census efforts.

Unfortunately, we no longer have confidence that our national partnership agreement is being effectively managed through your many local offices. For the reasons stated, we therefore have decided to terminate the partnership.”

Two more ACORN workers were fired today after the second set of videos surfaced, this time showing staff members in ACORN’s Washington office offering to help an undercover man and woman acquire illegal home loans that would help them set up a brothel. From which to pimp out sex-trafficked young girls. Two ACORN workers were fired yesterday from the Baltimore office after being filmed by the same pair of journalists, and giving similar outrageous advice.

Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., called for a hearing to investigate ACORN’s tax filing assistance programs following the release of the videos; he said they suggested multiple incidents of tax fraud. Amen, brother. Rep. Boustany declared:

“In light of the apparent flagrant and willful attempts to suborn tax fraud, I … (am seeking) a hearing of the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee as soon as practicable to investigate ACORN’s activities.”

Now, it’s time to strike while the iron is hot. ACORN receives multi-million dollar payments from our government every year, and is slated to receive up to $8.3 BILLION dollars from Obama’s stimulus plan. It is complicit in the housing meltdown we are still struggling with as a nation. It is part of the “community organizing community” that Obama promised would shape his presidential agenda. It has admitted to over 400,000 cases of voter fraud. The list goes on and on. The ACORN doesn’t fall far from the tree. This criminal organization needs to be prosecuted and dismantled. In fact, a full investigation of the ACORN Housing Corporation, CSI, CCI, Project Vote and the Obama campaign is absolutely in order.

Kudos to the Census Bureau for doing the right thing.

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