ACORN changes their name, threatens anyone who speaks against them

Have you been noticing the pattern repeating itself over and over, under the leadership of our new President? Yep, the one where anyone that disagrees with you should immediately be shut up by any means possible.
No longer does this Nation embrace free speech, and everyone's God given right to speak their mind. Now, the rule of thumb seems to be if someone disagrees with your view, you do all that you can to paint them as extremists, crazies, loonies, and "blind followers" of such, you make laws to shut them up, and/or you threaten them with enough legal action that it will shut them up simply because they won't have the money to fight you. Oh, and you pass legislations as quickly and quietly as you can, covering up as much of the disliked parts as possible, and any time you are able, pass that legislation in the middle of the night.
We've watched President Obama use all of these tactics, since before he was elected. And as a result, so many federal and state legislators, governors, and left wing organizations such as ACORN feel even freer than ever to participate in this kind of sneaky, lying, underhanded behavior.