Two citizen groups -- Americans for Tax Reform and the Alliance for Worker Freedom -- are demanding a full federal investigation into the alleged illegal activities of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Public Corruption Committee.
ATR has formerly submitted a request to acting United States Attorney Channing D. Phillip asking for a probe into the potentially illegal lobbying activities of SEIU Treasurer and Change to Win Chairwoman Anna Burger.
The groups filed their first lobbying investigation request with the U.S. Attorney's office and key Congressional offices on November 13th against SEIU President Andy Stern, a close friend and political ally of President Barack Obama.
Recently, new reports of Stern's frequent visits to the White House caused great concern over SEIU's political power as a result of its relationship with the president. Obama served as an attorney for SEIU prior to running for public office in Illinois. There are also strong connections between SEIU and the embattled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a group that is under investigation in several states.
For instance, ACORN workers were recently involved in controversial -- perhaps illegal -- activities that were videotaped by two student journalists. President Obama began his political career as a ACORN community organizer and trainer.
The Secretary of the U.S. Senate, Nancy Erickson, subsequently notified Andy Stern of the ATR/AWF complaint and a response from SEIU has not yet to been released, according to the ATR report.
In their most recent effort, ATR & AWF claim the SEIU's LM-2 forms from 2007 and 2006, both years when Ms. Burger was a registered lobbyist, reveal that she spent well over 20 percent of her time on politics and lobbying. Yet after de-listing, Burger reported spending an even larger amount of her time, 37 percent, on politics and lobbying activity.
"Given her role as the head of the Change to Win Federation, her senior position with SEIU, and her appointment to Obama's Economic Recovery Board, Burger is almost certain to have had enough contact with covered officials during relevant reporting periods to cause her to legally have to re-register," said ATR's Grover Norquist.
"Now, she [went] to the White House [and participated] in [Obama's] jobs summit. I guess one way Obama can still work with lobbyists is to just have them not follow the same rules as everyone else -- seems like politics as usual," AWF's Brian Johnson added.
Recently, two SEIU workers, Elston McCowan and Perry Molens, were witnessed on videotape assaulting Kenneth Gladney. Gladney, an African-America, is a conservative who was protesting the Obama health care plan and was distributing "Don't Tread On Me" flags at a town hall meeting. The injured protestor had to be hospitalized following the assault by the white SEIU representatives who reportedly shouted, "Nigger" at Gladney.
According to Andrew Breitbart's Big Government web site, the St. Louis County, MO prosecutors watered-down the charges in the Kenneth Gladney case from a misdemeanor to an ordinance violation without so much as even calling St. John’s Hospital, where Gladney received treatment for his injuries, and checking Gladney’s hospital record or speaking with care providers on site.
Legal experts claim that the attack on Gladney constitutes a Hate Crime according to Missouri's criminal code.
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"ACORN workers were recently involved in controversial -- perhaps illegal -- activities that were videotaped by two student journalists."
ACORN was innocent of these charges.
Obama and Holder's Department of "Justice" investigating SEIU or their sister, ACORN = pot investigating kettle.
The only difference in that analogy is that red, not black, is the color of the kitchenware.
Jim says,"ACORN was innocent of thse charges."
Hmmm. Either you're an ACORN worker or an Obama sycophant. ACORN is being investigated for a lot of allegations in a lot of states. Innocent? I've seen the ACORN workers advising the two kids how to fudge the facts and set up a sex-slave operation with underage girls. Sheesh. They're as guilty as sin.
The lies that people tell to help sway people to their side will never cease to amaze me.
"Obama served as an attorney for SEIU prior to running for public office in Illinois."
Obama worked for Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland.
"President Obama began his political career as a ACORN community organizer and trainer."
Obama never worked for ACORN. He began his career as a community organizer in Chicago, shortly after graduating from college, at Developing Communities Project which is a church based group.
"The injured protestor had to be hospitalized following the assault by the white SEIU representatives who reportedly shouted, "N*****" at Gladney."
First, the video you talk about doesn't conclusively show anything. What it does show is a BLACK SEIU member, and also a preacher, laying on the ground with Gladney and another SEIU member pushing each other over him.
The sad part is that most of the people that read this trash won't take the time to check the facts.
John is an ACORN/SEIU troll.
ACORN and SEIU are ongoing criminal organizations. The RICO act should be brought against them.
Video evidence seems to be no longer of use to the leftists.
Nut Cracker;
SEIU is under an ongoing criminal investigation? Care to direct me to more information on that?
As for the video, if you can show me where Gladney is on the ground being punched and kicked I would appreciate it. The only one I've ever seen has an SEIU member laying on his back with another SEIU member and Gladney standing over him. There is some pushing and the SEIU member goes to the ground pulling Gladney with him. Gladney pops up like a second later. So obviously we're watching two different videos and I'd love for you to show me what you're working off of.
Wow, John, a liberal defending two white SEIU goons who beat up a black man and called him the "N" word. I guess in the wacky world of liberalism it's okay to use racial epithets and violence against blacks so long as those blacks are conservatives.
Uh, no, that's not even close to what I said. What I was commenting on were the fallacies of the post. I never defended anyone anyone using that word or attacking anyone else. I guess its not okay here to question what people are being spoon fed (though ironically they'll question everything the MSM puts out...).
Let me say it again: The video does not show them beating on him as claimed. Again, if you have some video other than the one I've seen everywhere else that shows more than that then please give me a link. Two people were charged with assault on Gladney and you guys keep referring to two white guys yelling the N word and while I do not know what they said (OR CONDONE IT) you're still making stuff up as only one of them was white, the other was a black minister. If you're making stuff up (2 white guys, Obama was an SEIU lawyer, Obama worked for ACORN, etc.) I have no clue how you would be surprised that someone questions your motive or sources of information.
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