07-20-2017, 05:10 AM
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Due process;
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Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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How ironic;
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ...
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[J]ustice Clarence Thomas delivered some harsh criticism of the civil forfeiture system in a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court today, expressing doubt about the constitutionality of the process in which police seize cash, cars and other property they suspect has ties to crime without going through a criminal procedure.
The conservative justice agreed with his colleagues that Leonard v. Texas, a case involving more than $200,000 police found in a safe in the back of a car that was stopped for speeding, had procedural problems that made it ineligible for Supreme Court review. But should a better case come along, Thomas suggested the high court should cut back on the leeway it has allowed government authorities to seize property based on historical practices and laws designed more to deal with piracy on the high seas than motorists caught speeding in rural towns. ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielf.../#3100e6b81e14
There are 3 branches of government in the USA -- The Judiciary may have a final say in this matter at a place and time of its choosing.
More friction and conflict brought to you by the Trump administration and his mistral clowns. |
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