This Institute for Justice video shows what happens when bad laws are enacted (often using the excuse of fighting crime) that give government unchecked power.
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[...] the Drug War is mostly a vehicle to expand the size and power of government. It’s why we have fascist asset forfeiture laws and costly money laundering [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments toconfiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] already written about the despicable practice of “civil forfeiture,” which allows governments to confiscate the property of innocent people [...]
[...] It combines the lunacy of the drug war with the evil of asset forfeiture. [...]
[...] I’ve shared some horror stories about “asset forfeiture,” an odious procedure that allows the government to steal private property without any finding of [...]
[...] I’ve shared some horror stories about “asset forfeiture,” an odious procedure that allows the government to steal private property without any finding of [...]