Destroying the fabric of democracy

(via the American Prospect)

In many of the states, such as Indiana and Nevada, where fraudulent voter registration forms have been turned in, local laws mandate that ACORN refrain from destroying completed forms, no matter how fraudulent they appear. As a result, ACORN turns in all forms, even in states where that isn't required, according to spokesman Brian Kittenring. ACORN says it labels problematic forms in order to help local election officials weed out bad forms.

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ACORN claims that it fires employees who consistently file fraudulent forms, but ACORN is compelled to turn forms in anyway. "We label and identify them with problematic card cover sheets. Our interpretation of the law is that we turn all of these in; it would be so much easier if we could just throw away Mickey Mouse," says Kittenring. In a Nevada affidavit ACORN claimed it was firing workers at a rate of 10 per week.

While I would certainly not suggest that ACORN doesn't have their problems, it seems to me that narratives of wholesale fraud that ignore realities like those mentioned in this story are tailoring reality to their worldview.