Yesterday we posted that we need law repealers, not law makers. However, once in a blue moon comes a good proposal for a bill intended to protect our rights. Here is one of those bills https://youtube/watch?v=oWneTYF4KzA Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced two different bills aimed at reforming civil asset forfeiture, a little-known law enforcement tool that can be used to seize people’s cash, cars or other property even if the owner has not been charged with a crime. “My legislation raises the level of proof necessary for government to seize property, it restores the principle of innocent until proven guilty by placing the burden on the government to prove a property owner had knowledge of criminal activity, and restricts the uses of equitable sharing agreements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and local or state law enforcement agencies that infringe upon state laws,” Walberg said during a recent discussion on civil asset forfeiture sponsored by the Heritage Foundation. Heritage.org: Civil Asset Forfeiture: 7 Things You Should Know heritage.org/research/repo... GovTrack.us: Text of the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 https://govtrack.us/congress/bill... Sen. Rand Paul’s bill, the FAIR Act paul.senate.gov/files/docu... The Institute for Justice: Policing for Profit ij.org/part-i-policing-for... Forbes: Cops Use Traffic Stops To Seize Millions From Drivers Never Charged With A Crime forbes/sites/institute... The Economist: Drug wars: The sheriffs stash economist/node/11707305 CNS News: Lawmakers Seek to Clamp Down on Abuse-Prone Civil Asset Forfeiture cnsnews/news/article/zoey-...
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:10:45 +0000
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