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Asset forfeiture reform legislation filed
Submitted by Sharon Secor on Thu, 2011-01-06 01:05
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“Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston) announced today he filed Senate Bill 316 to address the continuing abuse of the asset forfeiture process and misuse of the funds generated by these seizures.” Wow. Good luck with that. I don’t think the bill will go far, but I respect the effort, if it is genuine. I’m cynical enough to suspect that it isn’t.
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Asset forfeiture was banned in Oregon several years ago. Passed by initative; you can't expect the legislature to stop these abuses.