Henry Mark Holzer: How To Bury Acorn

Henry Mark Holzer: How To Bury Acorn: "How To Bury Acorn
At long last, it has become public knowledge that Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (“ACORN”) is liberal-protected, taxpayer-money grubbing, insidiously destructive of democracy, and a tool of the worst political elements in America--and has friends in very high places.

The chutzpa shown by this corrupt tax-exempt organization almost defies comprehension, including most recently its “how can this have happened?” reaction to the fearless “pimp/prostitute” undercover reporting by James E. O’Keefe, III and Hannah Giles.

A further measure of how out of touch with reality ACORN is, and apparently its advisors as well, is the ill-conceived, indeed potentially suicidal, lawsuit commenced last week by the organization in a Maryland court against O’Keefe and Giles (and Andrew Breitbart).

If the defendants play their cards right, they can not only successfully defend the case, but in the process dig deep into ACORN’s bowels and expose not only the corruption that’s long been there but also all those who have aided and abetted it.

The defendants must do two things, but not do two others.

First, within their legal defense structure they must set up a “discovery team” whose sole task will be to obtain as much open-source factual data about ACORN and on the basis of that information employ the three “discovery” tools provided by Maryland law: (1) notices/subpoena’s to produce documents and other materials, (2) depositions, and (3) requests for admissions. That team should consist of lawyers not responsible for other aspects of the case.

Obtainable by (1) is virtually everything in ACORN’s possession or under its control. All the defendants have to do is ask for it, and then the burden shifts to ACORN to convince a judge to issue a “protective” order as to some of what has been sought. This is not easy."