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Originally Posted by guy44
Sorry, Will. Apparently there's a good case to be made that the legislation in question is a Bill of Attainder (i.e. specifically aimed at just one company, even though it is poorly written), which is unconstitutional. So oddly enough, a bill unconstitutionally designed to take down only one single organization may be defeated by lawsuits brought by other organizations affected by the law.
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And therein lies the irony, that the bill targeting ACORN may in fact have to be dismantled by the bill's very proponents in order to protect the interests that the proponents hold dear.
Mmm mmm, I like my irony slathered in ketchup. TAAAASTY.