Bills to Defund ACORN Face Legal Hurdles, Experts Say - Political News - FOXNews.com

Bills to Defund ACORN Face Legal Hurdles, Experts Say - Political News - FOXNews.com: "The bills are illegal, some skeptics say, because their intent -- to cut off funds to a single group -- violates the constitutional guarantee that lawmakers may not punish a person or group of a crime without a trial, a legal concept known as a bill of attainder that has been reinforced by the Fifth Amendment."