Stealth funding and self-dealing

Voter registration fraud is but the tip of the iceberg. The A.C.O.R.N. flap doesn’t expose the real problem at hand - taxpayer funding of entities whose activities are designed to increases taxes and deliver a predictable voting bloc to Democratic candidates. Unfortunately, A.C.O.R.N. is but one of many organizations that deliver this valuable service to the Democratic Party, most of which operate out of the spotlight. The Republicans have no comparable mechanism for gathering votes and voters, legally or illegally.

Monumentally egregious is that the recent bank bailout bill includes a provision which tacks on a $450 charge at closing for any residential real estate financing transaction - and the money goes directly to A.C.O.R.N. This is insane. The Democrats forced this into the bill after the Republicans beat back an outright $400 million grant to A.C.O.R.N. and its ilk. This isn’t just funding some organization that is ideologically aligned with the Democratic Party. It’s buying votes, plain and simple. The mainstream media is silent on this subject.

This isn’t even stealth funding anymore. The Democrats and A.C.O.R.N. don’t even bother with the pretense of hiding their relationship and what each party gets from it. The Democratic Party pours money into A.C.O.R.N. or its sister organizations. They in turn hire people to go out and ‘register’ voters, fill out absentee ballots for these voters or drive them to the polling station on election day, sometimes in exchange for money, cigarettes and who knows what else, to vote for Democratic candidates. The money passes from the taxpayer, the DNC and private donors through A.C.O.R.N. to the voter in form of money or cigarettes offered by the A.C.O.R.N. organizer. That’s buying a vote. It’s nationwide and it involves millions of votes. This is corruption on a vast scale, selling votes for one political party to ensure that funding for A.C.O.R.N. is provided by the taxpayer in the form of new taxes and fees. This makes Tamany Hall look like a glee club. Where is the outrage? Why is no one protesting this assault on the only fundamental right that makes any difference - the right to vote? The votes of thinking, responsible and productive Americans are being negated by the Democratic Party and its allies. If there was a time for the Republican candidate to say something, it would be now.