Defund ACORN Act: A Bill of Attainder?
Much has been made in recent days surrounding the constitutionality of the Defund ACORN Act, the legislation passed last week by the House by a vote of 345 to 75. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) took to the House floor following the vote and proclaimed that the bill was an unconstitutional Bill of Attainder. A Congressional Research Service report released today declared "that a court may have a sufficient basis to overcome the presumption of constitutionality" of the bill.
Hans von Spakovsky refutes these arguments over at Heritage with: "Defunding ACORN: Necessary and Proper, and Certainly Constitutional." Please click here to read von Spakovsky's excellent analysis of the constitutionality of the bill.