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US Supreme Court after being accused of a laundry list of crimes congress finally pulled the plug on the group's federal funding so.
The groups sued to get their hands back on a taxpayer money.
Here with the story is met you made him.
Author of subversion -- and he joins us now that it takes his story now Supreme Court ruled on what exactly.
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And what what happened Eric is that.
Acorn filed this case right here.
-- -- and complained that when congress cut off funding.
For the group in 2009.
That that was an unconstitutional.
Bill of -- here in essence they were arguing that they have a constitutional.
Right.
To funding that they couldn't just be cut off.
By congress the people's representatives.
And initially a court agreed.
But then the second circuit United States Court of Appeals.
Overturned that ruling Acorn appeal to the Supreme Court and yesterday.
The Supreme Court politely told Acorn to take a long walk off a short -- And they throughout this complaint.
I hang -- -- Matthew ought to bring out some doctor Marc Lamont Hill -- us.
Enough already now -- -- was that it was that.
A lawsuit and appellate court a Supreme Court now enough is enough these can Acorn please keep a grimy hands off my taxpayer money.
We -- so close to having a good day Eric.
You know I think if the I think when you look at -- around the country in the -- -- -- of them locally.
I actually don't think that the bulk of the work that equipment that has been problematic.
Obviously they are -- of Acorn.
They've taken -- -- the Supreme Court they've lost they do need to throw in the talents done but I do hope that organizations like Acorn are replicated without the pimps and -- -- attire.
You know and they just come in there and really helped by violent on the voter -- should keep -- we get rid of the voter fraud so.
You know I'm gonna go with getting rid of political well -- in -- -- -- all people but all groups saying that -- what about -- how -- consistency of the -- our well.
Probably because -- as mark said they're gonna replicate themselves in new organizations.
The idea here though that they have -- bright.
The taxpayer funds that's what they need to be slapped about.
Yeah the voter -- terrible beat him up about that and they've -- houses terrible abuse of that but they think they're entitled to this money and I'm glad the supreme -- slap them down.
Senator.
I think we should be giving out a lot less money.
From congress to various organizations.
And unless it's -- true government function.
We should make -- I'm sick and tired of -- whether it's federal broadcast money for broadcasters might finish group that -- if it's it's a waste of taxpayers' money.
And model it is time -- getting involved.
In some kind of political shark is an accident eleven that a president of they're -- good gaining votes for for for payouts -- Pay up Matthew before we go we don't have a lot of time to tell -- could Acorn survive without taxpayer largess.
Easily and I want to say to Al D'Amato my father loves yeah.
Getting back.
Acorn it can easily survive without it they don't need this largest.
Can't they don't need this kind of money from the government because they got most of their money from George Soros and -- liberal foundations.
And from corporate shakedowns.
So they can easily survived without government money.
But at least the Supreme Court has finally done the right thing and turned off the spigot -- we have to leave it there is sitting in -- AME.
