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To: Jacquerie; Publius

2 posted on 05/14/2015 7:39:31 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Brian Moore was an exemplary cop. Let his conduct be the example for Baltimore police to follow.)

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; BuckeyeTexan

This is strange, Scalia voted with the majority in South Dakota v Dole, 1987 yet he sounds like he is criticizing it.

4 posted on 05/14/2015 7:43:02 PM PDT by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush - stay outta da Bushesh)

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Jacquerie; Publius; Billthedrill

“The genius of the American constitutional system is the dispersal of power,” he said. “Once power is centralized in one person, or one part [of government], a Bill of Rights is just words on paper.”

One of the troubles with the new constitution was there being no division between the persons making law, those enforcing it, and those who manage the punishment systems. All are paid from essentially the same treasury. that important division is missing.

Can someone help me here? Some founder wrote that if the Federal government engaged in civil lawsuits it would be the first steps into the realm of tyranny of big government (or similar). The Civil Asset Forfeiture laws being a good example. Anybody know this?

45 posted on 05/19/2015 7:43:53 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Honor the Commandments because they're not suggestions; stop gambling on forgiveness.)

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