Acorn's win as basic as US Constitution and Declaration of Independence

Seems a lot of folks in US Congress need to go back to school and take civics class on US Constitution - it would be too funny if it were not so serious. I guess we need a Leave No Congress Member behind law or to require they pass a cvics class before they can take their seat! Grin.

clipped from www.indypendent.org Why ACORN Won On December 11, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Congress had unconstitutionally cut off all federal funds to ACORN.  The judge issued an injunction stopping federal authorities from continuing to cut off past, present and future federal funds to the community organization. The court ruled that Congress violated the U.S. Constitution “by singling out ACORN and its affiliates for severe sweeping restrictions” and that such action constitutes illegal punishment or a “bill of attainder.” The U.S. Constitution has prohibited bills of attainder since 1787. U.S. founders objected to bills of attainder because in England Parliament passed many such bills against political enemies, used them to throw people in prison and even execute them without trial.