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Re:Justin Amash Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeitur... by pmoriarty on Friday December 18, 2020 @01:47PM (#25470437)
I happen to agree with you, but unless we're judges our opinions don't matter.

The larger point, however, is that you can't appeal to the constitution in this case, because it's so ambiguous.

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Re:Justin Amash Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeitur... by EVdotIO on Friday December 18, 2020 @02:42PM (#25471033)
It's a huge problem and without a doubt legally ambiguous. Originalist interpretation is not a great legal framework, but it's fairly apparent some current policy is not congruent with the intention behind some of the amendments. I have no clue or power to change any of it, but it's still worth pointing out.
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