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The argument as to why it's constitutional is something like this: The constitution keeps the government from taking your stuff. This was never your stuff, it w
by HWR_14 3y ago
The argument as to why it's constitutional is something like this: The constitution keeps the government from taking your stuff. This was never your stuff, it was stuff you just happened to have in your possession. Therefore, there should be a civil trial over ownership of this stuff to determine whose it is, and if it's not yours the government can take it.
- efitz 3y agoThe key points here are that there should be a trial, that it’s up to the government to prove that the stuff is not yours, and that the taking happens after the trial. CAF inverts all of these. They take your stuff, sometimes they allow you an administrative hearing, and the burden of proof is on you to prove that the stuff is actually yours.