“... defund the directive issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ramp up the use of civil asset forfeiture”
What is this ... I am sure I saw an article a few weeks ago saying that Sessions was working to eliminate CAF ... ???
Unfortunately, it seems that CAF is self funding.
They are always “working on” things, but they deliver very little.
They don’t get credit with me until they DO it.
If the activist courts were truly following the Constitution, civil asset forfeiture prior to trial and conviction, would have been declared unconstitutional long ago.
“Sessions is a vocal advocate of civil asset forfeiture, the process by which local law enforcement can permanently seize property or money that is suspected to have a connection to a crime.”
Another reason to get rid of this worthless little pr*ck!
The fact that Sessions enabled and advocated increased asset forfeiture is proof he is an enemy of the American People.
CAF is theft by force of arms. And at least the Mafia had a code of ethics — government not does not. CAF needs to be abolished now!
. The ole "connection to crime" usually doesn't show up in real practice. They seize at will in most cases.
. The ole "connection to crime" usually doesn't show up in real practice. They seize at will in most cases.
“Sessions is a vocal advocate of civil asset forfeiture”
He is a member of our irredeemably corrupt and depraved political class. Of course he favors theft by government abuse.
So the individual states will just ramp up their efforts.
Some members, Republican and Democratic alike, have submitted amendment to the bill that would defund the directive.
Cartel makes deal with Republican and Democratic bribees.
Forget defunding.
They all - federal civil asset forfeitures - need to be handcuffed by the law to require no forfeiture except as ordered by a court as a result of a court proceeding where a defendant has all the rights as in any “criminal” proceeding.
The same legal change could allow for court appointed trustees of assets, to be held and managed by the trustee - not the DOJ - pending the court hearing where the case of the DOJ must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and the defendant has the right to mount their defense and if needed make counter claims.
Make the DOJ go to court or no forfeiture.
,,,,,,, and I thought they were still on vacation .