re: #390 brookly red

Seven prosecutions, but no conspiracy? how many people have to be involved before it’s a conspiracy?

The number involved don’t matter; what’s required is to show a connection to higher levels of management who actively promoted such activity.

Thousands of employees steal from WalMart, Home Depot and Target. This doesn’t make the executives of those organizations guilty of theft.

Dozens - maybe hundreds - of employees of those same companies cheat on their taxes, steal electricity from their utility company and beat their wives on a regular basis. None of which makes upper management culpable for those offenses.

I’ve discussed my opinion of ACORN here many times - the organization drips slime, has for years, and is about as ethically challenged as any such organization can possibly get. None of which, however, is against any law. If someone brings forth some actual evidence of wrongdoing on the part of ACORN’s directors, I would happily hand out candy in the streets at the news. But so far, no such evidence has been presented, and numerous investigations have uncovered nothing that prosecutors have been able to turn into a conviction - or even to justify bringing charges.

If it makes anyone feel any better - or worse - I view the contention that Diebold was involved in a conspiracy to perpetrate election fraud even more laughable. But definitely in the same category as many of the accusations slung against ACORN.