I agree with the below. But it is mistaken to treat civil asset forfeiture as an issue marked by broad bipartisan condemnation. Quite the opposite is true; hence, we still have it. -Declan On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:14:46PM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
1. Cops and Robbers: Exposis Find Ashcroft Encouraged Constitutional Violations in Missouri Asset Forfeiture Cases, Police Agencies Kept Funds Intended for Schools http://www.drcnet.org/wol/169.html#copsrobbers
An article by investigative journalist Dan Forbes, released yesterday evening by the Progressive Review (http://www.prorev.org), has confirmed something that drug war observers had strongly suspected: John Ashcroft, as Missouri Governor, agreed to "look the other why" while state police