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Federal Asset Seizures Rise, Netting Innocent With Guilty (Big Government Tyranny Alert)
The Wall Street Journal ^
| 2011-08-22
| John R. Emshwiller & Gary Fields
Posted on 08/22/2011 7:12:50 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:16:52 PM PDT
by
Palter
(Celebrate diversity .22, .223, .25, 9mm, .32 .357, 10mm, .44, .45, .500)
To: Palter
The first federal criminal statute, signed into law on April 30, 1790, includes only a handful of offenses: treason, counterfeiting, piracy, and murder, maiming and robbery in federal jurisdictions. It fit on to two sheets of parchment, each around 27 inches by 22 inches, and was handwritten in iron gall ink.
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:18:03 PM PDT
by
Palter
(Celebrate diversity .22, .223, .25, 9mm, .32 .357, 10mm, .44, .45, .500)
To: Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; albertp; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; amchugh; ...
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:18:57 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Live Free or Die)
To: rabscuttle385
After all, due process is a delusional block to the will of the people. Why should social justice be ensnared in the rules promoted by dead white slave owners and capitalists?
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:21:12 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
(The future ain't what it used to be.)
To: Palter
Guess maybe hiring the AAA Armored Car Company, and then letting them keep your cash in their safe, was not such a grand idea.
Might’ve had no choice, I don’t know.
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:21:36 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: rabscuttle385
The Rico Act was supposed to allow the government to seize assets of organized crime. The government has become the organized crime it was supposed to protect us from.
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:24:45 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
To: rabscuttle385
To: Blood of Tyrants
power corrupts and all that.
To: rabscuttle385
God bless the War on Drugs for making this possible. Anyone with more than 1000 bucks on them is obviously up to no good and deserves to be put in jail for life.
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:29:32 PM PDT
by
10thAmendmentGuy
("It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." -Abraham Lincoln)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:40:30 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(At best, all the Republicans are willing to give the Federal Behemoth is a slight haircut.)
To: EternalVigilance
At best, all the Republicans are willing to give the Federal Behemoth is a slight haircut.Sick!
FUMR!!!
To: rabscuttle385
this why the Revolutionary war was started.....
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posted on
08/22/2011 8:06:40 PM PDT
by
mo
To: rabscuttle385
federal government is the largest criminal enterprise in history , unaccountable to anyone and immune to any threats to it’s tyranny.
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posted on
08/22/2011 8:43:12 PM PDT
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
To: Palter
Today, iron gall ink is probably banned by the EPA/s;)
To: paul51
federal government is the largest criminal enterprise in history , unaccountable to anyone and immune to any threats to its tyranny.
Well said. The bureaucracy is no longer even accountable to Congress or the President. We live in interesting and dangerous times.
To: rabscuttle385
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
- Ayn Rand
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posted on
08/23/2011 1:11:30 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
To: rabscuttle385
“Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against... We’re after power and we mean it... There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Reardon, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be
much easier to deal with.”
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posted on
08/23/2011 3:18:20 AM PDT
by
RWB Patriot
("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
To: rabscuttle385
The report shows that seizure powers were extended to about 200 of those laws in 2000 in a major congressional overhaul of the forfeiture system.
And which party had a majority in both houses of congress during that time? The one that *claims* to give a hoot about that burning document. Makes you sick...
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posted on
08/23/2011 5:17:38 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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