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As mentioned in the tweets, the bipartisan FAIR act is supposed to reform civil asset forfeiture.
by snicker7 5y ago
As mentioned in the tweets, the bipartisan FAIR act is supposed to reform civil asset forfeiture.
- jjoonathan 5y ago> @RepWalberg filed legislation in Congress (FAIR Act) that could end these seizures. The bill’s stuck in committee since April.
- pempem 5y agoThe broken system doesn't mean we don't have the right representation - we have to figure out how to amplify it and fix the system imho
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- lotsofpulp 5y agoCivil asset forfeiture has been a problem for 30+ years and multiple presidential administrations, of both parties.
- standardUser 5y agoThere's a bill "in committee" for everything under the sun. It's meaningless.
- filoeleven 5y agoAnd just look at the rogues gallery that makes up this committee. Very few of them would be willing to stand up for this. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>reform I.e. screw slightly fewer people so public forgets about it but law enforcement gets to keep screwing people. They'll never get rid of it completely.
- 8note 5y agoReform isn't ban