Exclusive: ACORN Illegally Operating in Maryland

Last week, we saw some pretty disturbing activities revealed in the undercover footage from ACORN Housing’s Baltimore office. By any measure of conduct, the actions of ACORN’s employees should never have happened. It turns out the actions shouldn’t have happened for another, very simple, reason: ACORN can’t legally operate in the state of Maryland.

According to the following documents, ACORN, Inc.–the parent organization of all things ACORN–forfeited its corporate charter in Maryland in 2006. ACORN Housing forfeited its corporate charter in 2008. Any ACORN office in the state of Maryland is potentially operating illegally.

The Maryland Attorney General has made noise about prosecuting the intrepid journalists who undercovered the misdeeds of ACORN employees. Perhaps he should focus instead on how ACORN was able to operate without a license in his state.

ACORN Illegally Operating in Maryland –

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Posted Sep 15th 2009 at 9:29 am in ACORN, Exclusives, Featured Story, Justice/Legal | 2638464 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/mroman/2009/09/15/exclusive-acorn-illegally-operating-in-maryland/Exclusive%3A+ACORN+Illegally+Operating+in+Maryland2009-09-15+16%3A29%3A06Mike+Roman

Counterpoint: Borat of the Right Releases Fantasy of ACORN Prostitution Ring

In the “gee, I made this not very smart person look really stupid” genre of film making- the sort of “ask stupid questions and play ridiculous characters and edit to make funny” made most famous by Sacha Baron Cohen- comes “Baltimore Acorn Workers support prostitution.”

Acorn is a community organizing network that works on a variety of issues, from voter registration to fighting predatory lending practices. In other words, it is just the sort of organization for poor people that the Right loves to hate.

According to the news stories, the video may show two (Black and seemingly not terribly educated) Acorn employees trying to help two (white and seemingly educated) young people figure out how to start a brothel with girls from El Salvador (who, not coincidentally, are here illegally).

ACORN workers caught on tape allegedly advising on prostitution – CNN.com.

Within this fantasy is every fear and desire of the far right: evil Black women activists, poor people, illegal immigrants, and sex. (more…)

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Posted Sep 13th 2009 at 5:45 pm in ACORN, Politics | 1810510 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/lessig/2009/09/13/counterpoint-borat-of-the-right-releases-fantasy-of-acorn-prostitution-ring/Counterpoint%3A+Borat+of+the+Right+Releases+Fantasy+of+ACORN+Prostitution+Ring2009-09-14+00%3A45%3A41Laurie+Essig

Bachmann Demands Investigation and Suspension of Taxpayer Funding to ACORN

Washington, D.C., Sep 11 -

U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) today requested the U.S. Census Bureau to refrain from partnering with ACORN in light of the numerous additional criminal activities uncovered this week:

“The past three days have brought to light further evidence that ACORN is untrustworthy and not worthy of being a partner for the 2010 census,” said Bachmann.  “These additional findings are disturbing and merely solidify my original and long-standing position that an organization with a continuous cloud of suspicion should be banned from receiving taxpayer dollars.  So long as this cloud of suspicion hangs over ACORN, I am afraid that its partnership with the Bureau could jeopardize the integrity of the census process and diminish the public’s trust in the Census.”

Bachmann has also requested Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chairman Barney Frank conduct a congressional investigation into ACORN, its use of tax dollars, and whether it should repay tax dollars already received.

In order to immediately stop taxpayer dollars from funding ACORN, Bachmann is requesting the IRS revoke ACORN’s tax exempt status; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) halt any current funding; and the HUD Suspension and Debarment Committee suspend any future access to funding until ACORN cleans up its operation.

Click here to learn about the 11 ACORN workers arrested for voter registration or click here to view video of the Baltimore prostitution investigation. (more…)

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Posted Sep 11th 2009 at 6:08 pm in ACORN, Congress, News, Politics, Tax Reform | 1266120 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/09/11/bachmann-demands-investigation-and-suspension-of-taxpayer-funding-to-acorn/++Bachmann+Demands+Investigation+and+Suspension+of+Taxpayer+Funding+to+ACORN++2009-09-12+01%3A08%3A06Publius

Washington, DC ACORN Video: Child Prostitution Investigation

And then, we drove down to DC…

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Read the full transcript and listen to the audio here.

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In the Bowels of Baltimore’s ACORN

The Baltimore adventure with ACORN started off as a silly idea, both absurd and incredible by all accounts. But it stuck, and quickly escalated into a full blown operation with scripts, method acting, undercover gear, scandalous outfits, fast minds, good hearts, plenty of humor and healthy homemade blueberry muffins.

When I pitched the “prostitute goes into ACORN seeking housing” idea to James O’Keefe at the beginning of the summer, I had absolutely no idea how he would respond. He came back with, “Would you be willing to portray the prostitute?  And if so, when can you do this?”

Needless to say, the project had officially begun.

An idea conceived on an afternoon jog would soon birth material evidence.

Most people come up with ridiculous ideas, things that graze against societal norms. However, not all are capable of action because not all are comfortable with action. Many lack the desire for truth and justice, most don’t even know to want it.  But on occasion, the previous join forces. The right people with the appropriate calling unite against a common enemy, then the sky is the limit and hell is the target. There will be no compromises, only adaptation and infiltration. (more…)

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Posted Sep 10th 2009 at 9:00 pm in ACORN, Exclusives | 302594 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/hgiles/2009/09/10/in-the-bowels-of-baltimores-acorn/In+the+Bowels+of+Baltimore%E2%80%99s+ACORN2009-09-11+04%3A00%3A48Hannah+Giles

Complete ACORN Baltimore Child Prostitution Investigation Transcript

Video footage here.
Complete audio here.

Complete ACORN Baltimore Prostitution Investigation Transcript –

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Chaos for Glory: My Time With ACORN

A famous community organizer once said, “The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules.  If you make them live by their own rules, you destroy them.” Impossible demands can irritate modern leftists in ways nothing else can, whether it’s by banning Lucky Charms cereal because it’s racist against Irish people, calling Planned Parenthood saying you want to donate money for black abortions in the name of Margaret Sanger, or making Sen. Snowe sign an oversized bailout check for a billion dollars to Amtrak, in her own office.

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The scenario we posed the ACORN Housing employees in Baltimore is due to the application of similar power tactics. We gave ACORN a taste of its own medicine.  ACORN was alleged to be thug-like, criminal, and nefarious.  This criminal behavior was evidenced by a video of Baltimore ACORN community organizers breaking the locks on foreclosed homes.  Instead of railing against their radicalism, it is best to bring out this type of radicalism. Hannah Giles and I took advantage of ACORN’s regard for thug criminality by posing the most ridiculous criminal scenario we could think of and seeing if they would comply–which they did without hesitation.

Additionally, instead of focusing on foreclosure itself, which has become seemingly as politicized as abortion, we focused on crimes more difficult for the left to defend: trafficking of young helpless girls and tax evasion. The first group represents the severely disadvantaged, the second a threat to the distribution of wealth. (more…)

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