Saturday, May 21, 2016

Federal Civil Forfeiture Laws

Even liberal Democrats should support this bill--

"For the last few years, opponents of civil forfeiture have been calling on Congress to make it more difficult for law enforcement to take property, cash, and vehicles from innocent Americans through a process known as civil asset forfeiture.

Now, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is taking action.

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., is spearheading legislation reforming federal civil forfeiture laws. He, along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who are also Judiciary Committee members, introduced the Due Process Act on Thursday."

Read about it...

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