Good News from SCOTUS

[mtangelsfan]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-begins-government-apos-094609132.html

Starting to rein in civil forfeiture.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

At a quick glance this paragraph stuck out to me:

"The court’s decision in Honeycutt v. United States pertained specifically to the use of criminal asset forfeiture in federal proceedings. But some legal experts see it as the latest sign that the court, which has reliably upheld forfeiture statutes in the past, may now be turning a skeptical eye toward the practice after decades of explosive growth and increased attention on abuses, specifically in civil asset forfeitures."

As the saying goes give them an inch they take a mile.  Unfortunately that mentality has been applied to a lot of things by the federal, state and local governments.  Hopefully the SCOTUS can at least rectify this one because it's ridiculous.    

[red321]

that is good news

[Lhalo]

[Taylor]

Jeff Sessions is pissed.

I don't know his stance on civil forfeiture, but he strikes me as the kind of guy who's all for it.

[mtangelsfan]

He is all for it.  Big advocate.  Why I have argued from day one that among the many awful picks by Trump, Sessions is easily the worst.

[mtangelsfan]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2017/01/03/sessions-has-no-problem-with-civil-asset-forfeiture-and-thats-a-problem/#fac3ddf7a052

Kind of guy that believes the government should be able to steal your stuff.  Awful person.

[Adam]

20 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Jeff Sessions is pissed.

I don't know his stance on civil forfeiture, but he strikes me as the kind of guy who's all for it.

LMAO for sure. That guy is such a fuck. 

[gotbeer]

So far, with their view on civil forfeiture and their stance on patents, it's a good start. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

Thank God. This walks all over the 5th amendment, amazing it has taken this long.

Jeff Sessions couldn't be more wrong on this one.

[red321]

And that is saying a lot...because there is a whole host of shit Jeff Sessions is on the wrong side of

[Adam]

The Mississipi for one

[mtangelsfan]

I, for one, am glad he is not on this side of the Mississippi River.

[red321]

No no no Adam...it is perfectly fine for him to be on the east side of the Mississippi...hell, I'd be happy if he was on the other side of the Atlantic

[UndertheHalo]

Yea, this is a very good thing. 

[Adam]

I don't remember why I posted that, but it was funny to me at the time. 

[Lou]

47 minutes ago, Adam said:

I don't remember why I posted that, but it was funny to me at the time. 

This is my favorite post on aw in a long, long time. 

[Taylor]

6 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2017/01/03/sessions-has-no-problem-with-civil-asset-forfeiture-and-thats-a-problem/#fac3ddf7a052

Kind of guy that believes the government should be able to steal your stuff.  Awful person.

Ugh, what a tool. And I'd love to see the demographics of the 16% who support civil forfeiture. I bet 95% are cops.

[Taylor]

5 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Thank God. This walks all over the 5th amendment, amazing it has taken this long.

Jeff Sessions couldn't be more wrong on this one.

What is he not wrong about?

[Make Angels Great Again]

Well supposedly his main priority is supposed to be combating sanctuary cities. Thats a cause I can get behind, sanctuary cities are bullshit.

[ABC]

Aren't you moving to WV?

lolol

[Make Angels Great Again]

Me?

no.