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You would think that's the case, but the Republican Party in the US is allegedly the conservative one and has been the one pushing for more CAF: https://www.go
by mikeyouse 10y ago
You would think that's the case, but the Republican Party in the US is allegedly the conservative one and has been the one pushing for more CAF:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/bc.marfeel.com/amp/www.nationalreview.com/article/443299/civil-forfeiture-property-seizure-no-judicial-process-jeff-sesions-justice-department https://www.google.com/amp/s/bc.marfeel.com/amp/www.national...
- tbihl 10y agoIt is sort of funny that 'conservative' and 'liberal' are commonly meant as opposites when talking about US politics. But isn't conservatism pointing back to liberalism if that's the founding principle of the country?
- Arizhel 10y agoDefinitions change over time.
- adrianratnapala 10y agoYou point to an stornlgy anty civil-forfeiture article by a stalwart conservative publication, which denounces one particular republican sentator. And this is your evidence that the party as a whole is for it?
- mikeyouse 10y agoWell when the President threatens to destroy a state senator's career for asking about ending the practice and his Attorney General fully supports forfeiture, what conclusion should we draw? Republicans have majorities in the House and the Senate and control the White House, let's see how much progress they make on asset forfeiture.