# ACORN workers caught on tape apparently advising on child prostitution

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**Created:** [September 11, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-workers-caught-on-tape-apparently-advising-on-child-prostitution/509681 "2009-09-11T13:19:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-workers-caught-on-tape-apparently-advising-on-child-prostitution/509681/624 "2009-09-23T12:01:17Z")

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> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> The bill specifically names ACORN, according to Nadler. I haven’t seen the exact language.

Then how are the defense contractors harmed?

In any event, even if the bill specifically refuses further funding for ACORN, by name, it’s not a bill of attainder. If the bill seeks to scoop back money already paid, or prohibits the government from paying ACORN for work already performed, then it is.

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