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To: robertpaulsen
“Uh, yeah. That’s why it’s called Civil Asset Forfeiture.”

Only the government is allowed to seize assets without civil trial. If anyone else tried to do what our government does routinely they would be tried and convicted of armed robbery. Drug warriors have made the US a police state where guilt or innocence is decided at the whim of police.

Constitutional protections like presumption of innocence until proved guilty, and trial by a jury of your peers have been destroyed by the drug war. Welcome to the Soviet States of America where everything that is not prohibited, is compulsory.

19 posted on 10/05/2007 8:02:16 AM PDT by monday
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To: monday
"Only the government is allowed to seize assets without civil trial."

They can seize YOU and throw you in jail without a trial. I would think that would be of greater concern.

Yes, they can seize assets. They can't keep them without a trial, so I have no idea what point you're trying to make.

"Constitutional protections like presumption of innocence until proved guilty, and trial by a jury of your peers have been destroyed by the drug war."

Not at all. And you cannot give me one example of what you're talking about.

25 posted on 10/05/2007 8:14:52 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: monday

And your point, Captain Obvious, is?


68 posted on 10/05/2007 9:38:12 AM PDT by Unknowing (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
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