After many scandals associated with ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the House voted to discontinue their federal funding. In my opinion, this is a good thing. Although it has been difficult for me to follow news as much as I should, I have been listening to Glenn Beck on my way home from college. He has been discussing ACORN's most recent scandal about a couple who were posing as a prostitute and her pimp that are advised from ACORN employees to lie about their profession and her money laundering. I heard the audio on Glenn's program. After listening to his program about the scandal, I was pleasantly surprised to see the headline House votes to strip ACORN of all federal funding. Apparently, the Senate has already voted to deny housing and community grant funding from ACORN.
It seems like there have been so many scandals in the news over the past few years that are allowed to continue without consequences to their actions. Although ACORN is known for its left-leaning views, it really doesn't matter to me what political affiliation an organization is associated with. Any time there is corruption involved, every organization (or individual) should be held accountable.
To view the article from the Salt Lake Tribune, visit http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13359311.
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