Asset forfeiture

Pummeling Pillaging Police on the Brian Wilson Podcast

The latest episode of the Two and Only Podcast –   his summary: The Two and Only S3 Ep 9 — Brian Wilson and James Bovard “Do you drive, travel or think you actually own something? The Two and Only, Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard explain why not and why why not.” can listen or download […]
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Highway Robbery Is the Law of the Land

Highway Robbery Continues to Be the Law of the Land by James Bovard Seizure fever is toxifying law enforcement across the nation. For more than thirty years, federal, state, and local government agencies have plundered citizens on practically any harebrained accusation or pretext. You could be at risk of being pilfered by officialdom anytime you […]
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N.Y. Post: Government tyranny comes to Main Street, with the feds more powerful than ever

New York Post, December 5, 2023 Government tyranny comes to Main Street, with the feds more powerful than ever by James Bovard Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, censored, wiretapped, injected, disarmed, detained, groped and maybe shot by government agents. Politicians are hell-bent on protecting citizens against everything except Uncle Sam. “We live […]

Will Biden’s Sham Corruption Crackdown Endanger Freedom?

American Institute for Economic Research, June 7, 2021 Will Biden’s Sham Corruption Crackdown Endanger Freedom? James Bovard Denouncing corruption is the easiest way for rascally politicians to appear honest. Upholding a venerable Washington Kabuki tradition, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he was “issuing” a memo to “establish combatting corruption as a core U.S. […]

New Trump Executive Order Could Lead to Global Asset Forfeiture

President Trump issued an Executive Order allowing the government to seize the assets of people and corporations said to be associated with corruption and human-rights abuses, with global jurisdiction. It is not stated who will determine guilt in these cases, so that means it will be the President, and there is no provision for due process of law. It is inevitable that this order eventually will be used, not for justice, but for political leverage. [...]