Low-Income Voter Participation Restricted as Condition of New Housing Grant Program

dissention · #1 10-18-2005, 07:41 PM

News Conference on House Leadership Plan to Restrict Low-Income Voter Participation as Condition of New Affordable Housing Grant Program
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=55222

A coalition of national organizations concerned with housing, community development, people who are elderly or disabled, child welfare, civil rights, voter participation, and rights of non-profits will hold a news conference to voice opposition to provisions in a compromise on H.R. 1461, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005, reached by the House Leadership. These provisions will disqualify a non-profit organization from receiving grants from the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF), created by the legislation to develop new affordable housing for low income people, if the organization has engaged in any voter registration and other non-partisan voter participation work in the 12 months prior to application. Any non-profit organization that does receive a grant to develop affordable housing is also prohibited from engaging in these activities, even using private funds. These restrictions are not imposed on for-profit companies. The legislation is slated to go to the House floor next week.

amber · #2 10-18-2005, 07:56 PM

Whoa!

Thanks for posting...

Nixxxed · #3 10-18-2005, 08:01 PM

Is the implication that religious non-profits are excluded?????

SuzeQuze · #4 10-18-2005, 10:37 PM

We are definitely not in Kansas anymore. WTF?? What could the reason for this possibly be besides the obvious one of making it more difficult for poor people to vote?

ragandbone · #5 10-18-2005, 11:51 PM

Disturbing.

Thanks for the post.

While I was searching for more info on the bill I cam across this very useful web site:
http://www.govtrack.us/

irishgrl · #6 10-19-2005, 06:42 AM

JERKS. A$$WIPES. BUNGHOLES. (you get the picture)
I hope it doesnt pass, or it passes without that provision.
of course, I never get what I want politically speaking....I guess Im out of touch....

EDIT: just for you BoBo!

dissention · #7 10-19-2005, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishgrl

JERKS. A$$WIPES. BUNGHOLES. (you get the picture)
I hope it doesnt pass, or it passes without that provision.
of course, I never get what I want politically speaking....I guess Im out of touch....

EDIT: just for you BoBo!

It'll pass. With overwhelming approval from the Democrats. Just look at the new bankruptcy bull****.