Asset Forfeiture

[kluurs]

While one may like to think that the government is working for the people, this is one of those stories where one begins to question that thought. To screw a Marine - pretty low.

A former Marine was pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash.

[Axtremus]

Down with civil forfeiture!
There are so many chances for Congress to change the law to stop this sort of thing, so many chances for the Judicial branch to rule this sort of thing unconstitutional (and justifiably so), yet it remains.

[Mik]

Ax and I agree. Asset forfeiture without some proof of ill gotten gains is an abomination.

[Axtremus]

In the Executive branch, Eric Holder (under Obama) curbed the practice, then Jeff Sessions (under Trump) revived all of it. Now it’s Merrick Garlands’ turn (under Biden) but he has yet to make any move on this. But, really, this should be a matter of constitutional rights and laws, not a matter of discretion in execution. So Congress and the Courts need to fix this.

[Larry]

@axtremus said in Asset Forfeiture:

In the Executive branch, Eric Holder (under Obama) curbed the practice, then Jeff Sessions (under Trump) revived all of it. Now it’s Merrick Garlands’ turn (under Biden) but he has yet to make any move on this. But, really, this should be a matter of constitutional rights and laws, not a matter of discretion in execution. So Congress and the Courts need to fix this.

You are incorrect. I don't like civil forfeiture either, but what you just wrote is pure democrat spin with absolutely no truth to be found in it. Jeff sessions didn't "revive all of it". What he did was clarify it so that innocent people could better avoid it while making it tougher on criminals.

This is why democrats can't be trusted. They're a bunch of liars.