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Rand Paul Reintroduces “FAIR Act” to Restore Respect for the 5th Amendment
The police shouldn’t just be able to take your stuff.
(From The Libertarian Republic)
Specifically, the bill looks to target and limit civil asset forfeiture of citizens who have not been convicted of a crime.
“The federal government has made it far too easy for government agencies to take and profit from the property of those who have not been convicted of a crime,” said Paul in his statement. “The FAIR Act will protect Americans’ Fifth Amendment rights from being infringed upon by ensuring that government agencies no longer profit from taking the property of U.S. citizens without due process. It guards against abuse while maintaining the ability of courts to order the surrender of proceeds of crime.”
“Over the past few years, we’ve seen a wave of stories where the government unjustly seized property from innocent Americans without charging them with a crime,” explained Rep. Walberg, in the same statement. “These types of abuses of civil asset forfeiture laws should be a clarion call to reform the system and uphold the constitutional rights of the American people. That’s why I’m committed to championing the FAIR Act, which includes comprehensive and bipartisan reforms to limit the scope of the government’s forfeiture powers and protect individual rights.”
http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org/
Source: http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org/2017/03/rand-paul-reintroduces-fair-act-to-restore-respect-for-the-5th-amendment/
The US government are ADDICTED TO STEALING, THIEVERY, FRAUD, LIES, WAR AND DEATH! State governments are addicted to it all too!
When you put criminals in charge of anything, eventually, they’ll steal everything they can get away with!