Let's see the Republicans try to oppose that!

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which Bush created in 2008 because it was cheaper than the land line Reagan Phones

Obamaphone has such a ring! No need to confuse republicans with facts.

anyone on SSI or something like that they should google and look into it if they are having a hard time.

the elderly and disabled can get through Medicare and Medicaid. So not so free after all - actually a way to save money.

Even a number of Freepers approve of what Holder has done here! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3247644/posts

Asset seizure, based on the fact that the cops felt like it, has always been pure bullshit.

It is miracle Friday!

just because they haven't commited a crime?"

Yeah... I'm having a hard time finding a reason to be against this move. civil asset forfeiture was a terrible idea. Glad it's going away.

as is the re-classification of marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a II or III, or hell, just remove it completely!

then we can regulate Pot like we regulate lawn weeds.That is where it belongs.
Get it the hell off of any Federal or State Drug Schedule.

I cant WAIT to send this to some of my friends who go on and on about how bad he is, but also cannot STAND the asset stealing.

One even commenting "I cant believe it. Thats great"
I also commented that we now need to pressure the state and local govts to follow along on this.

I wonder why this came up like it did? I havent seen any news regarding this issue being brought to his attention

I'm not sure, but the issue has really been in the news recently.
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Okay I found this:

Maybe I'll contact my GOP senators and representatives. Because thats all I have!!

Here, this is related, has some seizure stuff too
http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/12/attorney-general-eric-holder-to-cleveland-police-department-youre-reckless-and-poorly-trained/

The dirty secret is that town police departments have grown fat on forefeiture without charging anyone with a crime. Either the property owner has to pay them a large fee to contest having his property stolen or they get to keep and then auction off the property. It's why dinky suburbs like Ferguson can afford all that military hardware and riot gear.

This is the first step toward turning the police from a paramilitary organization whose enemy is the general public back into local cops.

Property forefeiture in the absence of a prosecutable crime is one of the worst ideas the fascists in this country ever came up with. It's a measure of how corrupt the USSC has been that it was upheld for so many years, even though it's in direct conflict with the Fourth Amendment.

That is disgusting.

They have been getting millions of dollars worth of high speed boats, nice cars and cash and now won't be able to get these nice toys anymore.

in my county. It was passed by the leglislature and he vetoed it after public outcry.

We dont have those here. Is that like the chairman of the county or what?

Asset forfeiture for misdemeanors. What assholes. Good for the county executive.

Where they've relied on the federal equitable sharing clause, they will no longer be able to get away with seizing the assets other than those which could be a danger to the public, i.e. weapons, etc.? I think that's what he just did, and I approve his actions if that's correct.

If you live in a state where they do not have laws allowing property forfeiture the moment they accuse you of a crime, then their shouldn't be loopholes to allow them a way around that.

but whattabout the NRA??
Whattabout that gun company that moved its factory to a non-union state?


OH NOES....my head hurts.

Seems strange that local government, which has shown complete disregard for federal law wherever they can get away with it, has used it to seize property under the drug laws.

Actually, there are enough state laws allowing asset forfeiture on the books. Now the state can keep it all.

I was hoping for much more from Holder at the start, but soon came to wonder---Who is this idiot?
(BTW, same as I felt about Arne Duncan, Geitner, and a few other Obama appointees).

The (Bush-generated program) "Fast and Furious" BS was never a factor for me--That always smelled like
a classic GOP "dirty-trick" set-up, from a mile away.

I hated Holder's repeated busting of legal medical cannabis dispensaries in CA, and his big, backroom
deals with Wall St, letting big banksters off the hook, and, as our AG, helping establish the
"Too big to fail, too rich to jail" standard that ails the Nation now. Tragic, IMO.

At least this is a step in the right direction.

This is epic~

how are the cop deptermants gonna get doughnut & coffe money!!!?

A lovely swan song if ever their was one.

Thank you, AG!!

If forfeitures stop making departments money, the whole enforcement logic goes away.

Obama and holder deserve full credit for this one. About time the 99% get some positive news.

Its A Great News

to light a fire under Holder's ass. The states need to get busy too.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/04/equitable_sharing_legalized_marijuana_and_civil_forfeiture_the_scheme_that.html

There was also a huge expose in the Washington Post in September.

I don't think anybody needed to "light a fire under Holder's ass." He's been pretty clear about getting rid of drug war excesses, whether its sentencing reforms, clemency, or letting the states experiment with pot legalization. He is by far the best AG when it comes to the drug war that we've seen in decades.

it's just frustrating that it took 6 years into a Democratic administration to take care of this thievery. As for Holder being the best AG for decades in the drug war? He's an improvement is the best I'll give him.

Police work 'ticket' quotas, and 'local fines' revenue streams need to be done away with also.