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Rand Paul introduces the most sweeping reform of civil asset forfeiture law in decades
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| March 17, 2017 4:16pm
| Rare
Posted on 03/18/2017 12:35:20 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
Sen. Rand Paul has long taken the lead in calling for the reform of civil asset forfeiture laws, a controversial police practice in which authorities basically steal the property of citizens without due process and little recourse. Billions have been seized from citizens by the police based on nothing more than suspicion, which many see as a direct violation of the Fifth Amendment.
Its state-sanctioned theft. Under civil forfeiture laws, your property is guilty until you prove it innocent, says the Institute for Justices Scott Bullock.
On Thursday, Sen. Paul reintroduced FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act, which specifically addresses victims of civil asset forfeiture who have not been convicted of a crime.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 5a; 5th; assetforfeiture; billofrights; civilforfeiture; fifthamendment; forfeiture; randpaul; wod
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To: COBOL2Java
About time.
These laws were to be a deterrent against breaking the law (i.e. drugs and RICO).
What the law has done is cause corruption and graft in government, and tyranny upon the people.
Reform maybe, but I say get rid of them.
5.56mm
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posted on
03/19/2017 11:55:48 AM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: volunbeer
That is wrong thinking and we should all be able to agree - if the person is convicted of the crime and the fruits of the illegal acts are shown to be part of the crime it stands to reason that seizure is part of the punishment so crime does not pay.
But the problem with your whole post is that this isn't civil forfeiture - this is criminal forfeiture, and requires there to be proof of wrongdoing before the government can take your (or not yours) property. Civil forfeiture requires YOU to prove that the property they took, simply because it 'looked suspicious', isn't from a crime. It's absolutely ridiculous. If they can't prove a crime, then they shouldn't be taking property. Period. Here's a decent link that does a good job explaining the differences.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/forfeiture-as-an-effective-law-enforcement-tool
To: COBOL2Java
Asset theft by Law Enforcement needs to stop muey pronto. This is just about as wrong as it gets.
To: CARTOUCHE
The end of the world must be nigh. Never thought Id see movement toward restoring property rights. Indeed a revolution is in the offing.Rand Paul has long been on the right side of this issue. Sadly, all too often a lonely voice in the wilderness.
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posted on
03/19/2017 3:47:54 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Neanderthal
So who is going to oppose this act? The dims?Prepare to be disappointed.
I expect strong bipartisan opposition, to include the president.
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posted on
03/19/2017 3:53:48 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Drew68
Rand Paul has long been on the right side of this issue.
And his father if I recall correctly.
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posted on
03/19/2017 4:38:26 PM PDT
by
CARTOUCHE
(Deep State has a tap root.)
To: COBOL2Java
It was a good idea when Reagan introduced it. But as all things people and governments are corrupt in many ways. I thought this used to be a ‘kingpin’ type law, but somewhere along the way they dropped the ‘kingpin’.
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03/19/2017 5:05:39 PM PDT
by
Fhios
(Right now it looks like the condemned dragging their feet on the way to the gallows.)
To: Fhios
Where it went wrong was one they allowed local LEO organizations to financially & materially benefit from asset seizure.
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:15:42 PM PDT
by
Reily
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