At a crucial moment in the Democratic primaries, ACORN announced that it would be endorsing Barack Obama, possibly destroying any meaningful chance Hillary would have had to win Ohio. Did Wade Rathke’s ACORN support Obama, at least in part, as a means to settle a score with Hillary? Below is a quote regarding a case Hillary fought against Rathke back in the days of the Rose Law Firm.
The ability to argue all sides of an issue is a hallmark of the lawyerly mind. Hillary’s ability to assert moral residency on different ideological sides of an issue showed itself soon after she joined the Rose firm. The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, a group that works on behalf of the poor, had helped pass a local ballot initiative that gave low-income residents a break on utility bills and increased rates for businesses. Wanting to put a quick stop to this handout, the business community called upon its lawyers at the Rose Law Firm and asked them to defeat the ordinance in court.
Hillary soon found herself battling ACORN’s founder — and her close friend — Wade Rathke in court. Deftly marshaling constitutional theory, she convinced the judge that the ordinance constituted an unlawful taking of property. The law was nullified. Wade Rathke never spoke to Hillary again. For Hillary, though, the matter seemed entirely impersonal: She has maintained strong connections with ACORN and works with them today on minimum wage and election reform issues. She fought with and defeated a friend in court. That’s business. That’s what lawyers do. [LINK]
Hmm. Alhough ACORN did help Hillary win her Senate seat in NYC, so who knows.
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