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Homeland Security Seized $2 Billion in Cash From Travelers at U.S. Airports
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| July 30th
| C.J. CIARAMELLA
Posted on 07/31/2020 8:15:03 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: Seruzawa
Things like this are what make it difficult to support the Police. I have no sympathy for idiots who refuse to simply fill out a customs declaration. Its not hard and we have the law for a reason.
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:47:42 AM PDT
by
usurper
( version)
To: Persevero
When King George did that it caused a rebellion. We made Constitutional laws against it. Perhaps we should dust of that old Constitution thingie.
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:47:54 AM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: usurper
Maybe but the LEOs are still stealing and pocketing the cash, regardless of fine legal points.
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:50:13 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: shelterguy
People in some countries are afraid that a criminal working at the bank will call up his armed confederates and say, we got a guy from America taking out 50 thousand, hurry up and get here.
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:53:47 AM PDT
by
heartwood
(Someone has to play devil's advocate other.)
To: forgotten man
At this point in American history the 4th amendment does not apply if the government official say “drugs” or “terrorism”. Anywhere in the US they can decided you have too much cash and just take it. Too bad so sad.
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:57:17 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: RandFan
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posted on
07/31/2020 8:59:32 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Father in Heaven, I trust in Your love.)
To: mylife
You are aware that drug pushers keep all their money in cash. Why would any ligitimant person travel with thousands of dollars in a suit case???
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:01:20 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: Gen.Blather
counted into the sellers hand at a bankThat way the transaction can also be documented and notarized for the protection of both parties.
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:02:15 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Father in Heaven, I trust in Your love.)
To: ontap
You are aware that we are innocent until proven guilty and it’s neither yours nor the government’s damned business as to why a person wants to do their business in cash.
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:02:41 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: ontap
> Why would any legitimate person travel with thousands of dollars in a suit case??? <
Youve got to be careful with that kind of argument. Because it can easily lead to:
- Why would any legitimate person want to stay quiet when questioned by the police?
- Why would any legitimate person object to his house being searched without a warrant?
Etc.
The next thing you know, the Bill of Rights is history.
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:22:45 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
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To: RandFan
Back in the early 1990s, My husband usually would carry 20 thousand dollars in small bills when he visited the Philippines...he gave that out to relatives, friends, ex employees, etc.
The reason? The difficulty in transferring money here, and he did not quite trust banks.
Even when we lived in the US he paid cash instead of a credit cards.
Now all the newspapers are discussing a cashless society, but a lot of older folks distrust ordering things by internet, and I won't trust my credit card at the nearby mall for fear it will be hacked.
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:22:59 AM PDT
by
LadyDoc
(liberals only love politically correct poor people)
To: RandFan
When the $10000 limit was passed in 1970, you could buy a brand new Corvette fully optioned out for that amount. And the trailer to haul it around.
Article about this stupid law.
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posted on
07/31/2020 9:26:57 AM PDT
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: Leaning Right
While I agree with your logic traveling with large sums of money is just a bad idea....I have no argument as to the legality of traveling with a suitcase full of money the intelligence of doing so is suspect. The example you stated are questions of ones legal rights!!! Again why would any intelligent person travel with a suit case full of money....I'm suggesting most of the time it's for nefarious reasons!!!
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:06:28 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: discostu
While I agree with you there is a thing called the IRS that is not limited to your argument. I never said there was anything wrong or illegal ...I said it's pretty damn stupid for obvious reasons. Unless one has a ulterior motives for transporting such money. Pretty much every drug dealer does!!! It is illegal to transport cash in excess of stated sums!!!! As for being innocent until proven guilty ...you are aware thousands of people are locked up awaiting trial!!!
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:16:46 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: Leaning Right
The law allowing them to do that was passed by our elected officials. The police enforce the laws as written or should. I do agree that law is abused!!! It should not be enforced for petty possessions...it was meant for drug dealers not users!!!
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:20:31 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: ontap
As long as you report the income for taxation the IRS don’t care. It can be illegally acquired, there’s that whole “other sources” section.
There are valid reasons to move cash. Many auctions are cash only. Including, amusingly enough, most police auctions of seized assets.
You’re whole argument is built under the same crap assumptions the government uses to limit our freedom.
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:22:05 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: RandFan
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:34:32 AM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
( This time I am Deplorable)
To: discostu
In this thread we are talking about people carrying large sums while traveling thru airports etc. Again I'm not arguing the legality. It's just if you got cash someone can take it from you.
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:40:31 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: ontap
But they shouldn’t be able to. THAT’S the point. This is the big problem of modern asset seizure. The cops can just decide that’s “suspicious” take it, never charge you with anything, and never give it back. In a free society that respects the burden of proof this wouldn’t fly. But due to a government waging intellectual “wars” that it can never win, that it doesn’t actually want to win, we’ve bought into this terrible line of thinking that causes people to accept it. Heck you even cheer this wrong headed tyranny on. It should NOT happen that the government can just say “oh that’s a lot of cash, ours now”.
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posted on
07/31/2020 10:43:20 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: Gen.Blather
Heck, we paid cash for a car at a dealership, because we had to move quickly, and couldn’t transfer the money to the correct accounts, they didn’t take 3rd-party checks, or allow credit cards. So we just dropped $7000 in cash on the desk.
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