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Ending Civil Asset Forfeiture is an absolute mess for legislators because while it makes sense to end it based on past abuses, the reality is that it is a polit
by ygjb 3y ago
Ending Civil Asset Forfeiture is an absolute mess for legislators because while it makes sense to end it based on past abuses, the reality is that it is a political grenade. Want to end CAF? Why are you soft on crime? Why are you supporting criminal activity? Why do you want law abiding citizens to pay higher taxes to offset the revenue lost from CAF?
It really does seem to be a thing that is best handled by a ballot measure or referendum.
- BobaFloutist 3y agoI feel like it should be a pretty easy sell to say "For your (not inherently illegal to own) stuff to be confiscated, you must first be convicted of a crime."
- Clent 3y agoI don't see why our legislators need us to make excuses for them not doing what they were elected to do. Only half of the states allow ballot measures without the legislature's involvement. This is not a task we can accomplish without them.
- calvinmorrison 3y ago> It really does seem to be a thing that is best handled by a ballot measure or referendum. just wait until you find out about direct democracy