> The US (hopefully) is a land in which the process of acquiring a warrant before actually seizing anything or arresting anyone is so commonplace that it isn't

> The US (hopefully) is a land in which the process of acquiring a warrant before actually seizing anything or arresting anyone is so commonplace that it isn't even mentioned. That is not true any more. There was a discussion [1] two months ago about the changes in the law regarding property seizure post 9/11. They call it "asset forfeiture". [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8280889 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8280889