Not that legal has anything to do with this bunch, but how can they even do that?
Seems to me that this is just the next step. When they started with the confiscation laws in the '80's, the supreme court ruled that it was constitutional to seize people's property without due process. The burden of proof was shifted to the citizen, who has to prove that his property wasn't used for a crime, rather than the government proving that the property was used for crime.
The news article wasn't real clear, but it did seem to indicate that the appeals process is similar here. It's up to the citizen to prove that the debt isn't owed.
Also interesting is that the lady profiled had her entire refund of $4400 seized, even though her "debt" was only $2900.
They removed the statue of limitations on debt older than 10 years in the farm bill.
I would like to know WHO exactly, put it in the farm bill and a list of everyone that voted for it.
This is why they like to pass bills before anyone gets to read them.
The Supreme Court has already ruled that there is no right to Social Security, so yeah, by their twisted logic, they can.
Every day I find a new reason to hate this administration more. I don’t want to hear anyone complain how Putin is a thug. He is a saint compared to Obama and his cronies.
THey can’t. It’s similar to a bill of attainder. It’s expressly forbidden by the USCON.
That’s why I doubt the article is true or has comething else confused.