[Colonel_Flagg]

Civil forfeiture as it exists today has no place in the American legal system, where citizens are innocent until proven guilty and granted due process to prove their innocence.

Great piece but this isn't entirely correct. In our system, the state must prove guilt, rather than the accused proving innocence. But this case is important to small business owners everywhere and I hope they prevail.

[Wolfie]

Not when it comes to civil forfeiture. The defendant must prove innocence, more specifically, that is his assets were not gained through illegal behavior. No criminal charges (the kind where the State must prove guilt) even need to be filed. It’s a tidy system.

[Kaslin]

Not if it’s 0bama’s IRS, obvious