Disgusting Asset Forfiture

[Dill]

(07-18-2017, 07:01 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Obama had 8 years to end these 'illegal and unethical seizures', but he obviously didn't.  

That said Sessions sucks, and I agree these are illegal and unethical unless the person is convicted of a crime and the cash & property seized is directly related to the crime.

That is a good point, but also a kind of base from which we can measure the difference between T and O.

I am not sure Obama (or Trump) could just end the search and seizure laws, since they were state laws.   He has been justly accused of passivity regarding the failed drug war. Just last year he had a chance to remove Marijuana from its Schedule I status and refused--after vowing to let science and common sense determine drug policy. http://time.com/4448202/obama-drug-war/
Possibly he could have moved states to reform their laws with federal incentives and disincentives, although I am not sure--almost anything he did was steadfastly opposed in red states.

You are correct to note Obama did nothing, but clearly, though, neither he nor any of his AG's set about ramping up search and seizure practices, as Sessions is apparently doing.

So far the consensus on this thread seems to be these seizure laws are bad. So a question for anyone--would any state politicians support repealing them?