Tailgunner Joe at it again

Significantly, ACORN is fighting the congressional funding ban under the grounds that it is a "bill of attainder," which is an act of the legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty without benefit of a trial. "It's a legal term that the Founding Fathers created because of the tyranny of the king," Lewis says. "Just being able to say 'You're my enemy,' it really is a chilling thing. It's like we're returning to an almost McCarthy era where you can just single out someone for infamy without them being guilty of committing anything. It really should be an alarm to folks. If they can destroy the largest organization of poor people in this country, they can do it to anyone." C'mon, Herr Rot, stop persecuting these brave people speaking truth to power!