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The FAIR Act would change federal law and protect the rights of property owners by requiring that the government prove its case with clear and convincing evidence before forfeiting seized property.
It's about time.
Our governments have gotten completely out of control - and the courts have been their willing and enthusiastic accomplices.
Note that the proposed Bill actually amends some existing laws. For one, discarding the 'preponderance of the evidence' standard (the lowest level of proof) for 'clear and convincing evidence' (a higher standard, although not as high as 'beyond a reasonable doubt').
No doubt, some of the states will protest (Texas for one, I imagine, since some cities here make big money off civil forfeiture).
I no longer have the link, but an article in The New Yorker (some 2 years ago) also detailed how some people here in Texas lost (temporarily at least) custody of their children (I believe in one case the police officer thought he smelled marijuana in the car; the person lost her car, and CPS took her children away).
Our governments have gotten completely out of control - and the courts have been their willing and enthusiastic accomplices.
It's way past time. I'm sure all the left wing nut jobs will be attacking this "crazy" bill because it's introduced by their "TEEEEE Party Nemesis. I have to wonder why, with all the years that Dems were in power, they did nothing about this.
Note that the proposed Bill actually amends some existing laws. For one, discarding the 'preponderance of the evidence' standard (the lowest level of proof) for 'clear and convincing evidence' (a higher standard, although not as high as 'beyond a reasonable doubt').
No doubt, some of the states will protest (Texas for one, I imagine, since some cities here make big money off civil forfeiture).
I no longer have the link, but an article in The New Yorker (some 2 years ago) also detailed how some people here in Texas lost (temporarily at least) custody of their children (I believe in one case the police officer thought he smelled marijuana in the car; the person lost her car, and CPS took her children away).
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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
It's way past time. I'm sure all the left wing nut jobs will be attacking this "crazy" bill because it's introduced by their "TEEEEE Party Nemesis. I have to wonder why, with all the years that Dems were in power, they did nothing about this.
Our governments have gotten completely out of control - and the courts have been their willing and enthusiastic accomplices.
Its sad that this bill proposal is even needed...
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