Showing posts with label property rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label property rights. Show all posts
Baylen Linnekin: Right-to-Farm Debate Heats Up
All you need to know about right-to-farm laws. If I asked you to think of an agricultural-law issue that’s been making news in states across the country recently, you’d probably throw up your hands in the air. Maybe you’d shrug and suggest something to do with genetically modified food (GMO) labeling. And if I told you, as I am, that the answer to ... MOREPaul Albaugh: The Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Because theft should not be a legal activity. Among the many reforms needed in government, civil asset forfeiture
might be near the top. While a majority of Americans are not affected by
the practice, it’s a problem that if left unchecked could get more out
of hand than it already is. The French philosopher Frederic Bastiat
warned of “legal ... MOREEminent Domain Trumps Your Property Rights
by Daniel John Sobieski. In the ready, shoot, aim world of Donald Trump, the adage that a bell cannot be unrung undeniably applies and particularly with his statement that eminent domain, the government’s taking of private property for what Marxists and socialists would call “the greater good”, is “wonderful”. He has since, in Clintonian ... MORECivil Asset Forfeiture Is Oklahoma's New Stop And Frisk; 2/3 Of Cash Seizures By Police Come From Minorities
by David Lowe. People of color are being fleeced by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The public began to pay more attention to the practice in places such as Ferguson, Missouri, where the courts and police preyed upon Black residents through court fines and fees. The exploitative system became a substantial revenue generator for ... MORETrump Thinks Kelo-Style Eminent Domain Is 'Wonderful'
by Matt Welch. The Donald is used to crushing the little guy. Tonight Donald Trump was asked by Fox News anchor Bret Baier, "What do you think of eminent domain?" Here was the GOP frontrunner's answer: I think eminent domain is wonderful, if you're building a highway, and you need to build, as an example, a highway, and you're going to be ... MORE71% Of Americans Think Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Wrong
by Kevin Drum. Too bad politicians don't care. Julian Sanchez draws my attention to a YouGov poll from last month about civil asset forfeiture, the practice of confiscating money that police merely believe to be connected to a crime. What do Americans think of this? - Which of these options comes closest to your opinion about what SHOULD be ... MOREGovernment Likes To Steal Stuff: How One State Tries To Keep Civil Asset Forfeiture Victims From Fighting Back
by George Leef. According to the Institute for Justice’s grading of the states on how bad they are when it comes to civil asset forfeiture, Arizona is among the worst, getting a grade of D. (Only five states are worse, with D-minus grades.) One reason why Arizona deserves its bad grade is the fact that its law attempts to deter individuals who have had ... MORECalifornia Prosecutors Protect Policing For Profit Practices Allowing Gov't To Seize Property From Innocent Citizens
Law enforcement has better lobby than the citizens. A powerful last minute lobbying effort by a well-connected law enforcement group was more than enough to defeat a bipartisan bill in California last week that would have restricted police from seizing – and keeping – cash and property from innocent citizens. Passing the law, ... MOREJohan Bennett: New Bipartisan Bill Strikes At The Heart Of The Federal Government's Civil Asset Forfeiture Apparatus
Program allows property to be taken without due process. Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu and GOP Rep. Justin Amash just teamed up Wednesday to introduce a bill into the House with the goal of eliminating the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial marijuana enforcement program. The DEA uses the Domestic Cannabis ... MOREWhy Do Free People Need Permission Slips To Die?
by Jacob Sullum. In a CNN essay
published last October, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal
brain cancer, explained why she and her husband had moved from
California to Oregon: so she could legally obtain the barbiturates she
would use to kill herself
on November 1. "I would not tell anyone else that he or she should
choose death ... MORERobert Verbruggen: Donald Trump And Eminent Domain
A brief history. In a free market, there’s a pretty simple process for dealing with the situation that arises when one person covets another’s belongings: The coveter makes an offer to purchase them. If the offer is rebuffed, the coveter can make a new proposal, but he cannot simply take what he wants. It’s an effective way of recognizing the ... MOREIan Lovett: California Legislature Approves Assisted Suicide
Individuals gain property rights over themselves. In a landmark victory for supporters of assisted suicide, the California State Legislature on Friday gave its final approval to a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives. Four states — Oregon, Washington, Montana and Vermont — already allow physicians to ... MOREAsset Forfeiture: Do Police Seize Innocent People’s Money?
by Clifton Adcock and Ben Fenwick. On a March evening in 2013, William Cicco drove away from his Broken Arrow home with a paper bag on the front passenger seat containing $15,555 in cash. He and his wife had been arguing. Cicco left with what he said was money from their savings and a second-mortgage loan. He never imagined the cash would ... MOREDonald Trump Has No Respect For Property Rights
by Patrick Holland. Since his entrance into the crowded field for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump’s campaign has caught fire. He is polling above 20 percent, nearly double the support of his closest rival, Ben Carson, and energizing conservatives who believe his brash personality and business experience could transform ... MORE
Rand Paul To Attack Trump Over Eminent Domain Abuse
by Robby Soave. Donald Trump is no friend to private property owners. Vowing to recapture some of the enthusiasm his campaign has lost over the past few weeks, Sen. Rand Paul said he will focus on property issues and eminent domain abuse in order to make the case that Donald Trump is out of step with conservative Republican primary voters. ... MORE
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