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Warpy

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5. Civil asset forfeiture by state and local cops was quietly ended

Reply to villager (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 02:00 PM

Aug 2016

last year, the legislation signed by our GOP governor (which shocked the hell out of me), so the DEA are the only ones robbing us now.

It's a border state and on the rail line to California so DEA robberies make the news here.

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DEA regularly mines Americans' travel records to seize millions in cash [View all] Calculating Aug 2016 OP

Part of the reason they literally can't afford to change their stance on marijuana villager Aug 2016 #1

I pointed out that it's easy money for them Warpy Aug 2016 #3

From municipal cops to the Federal ones, it's pretty much all a shakedown racket now villager Aug 2016 #4

Civil asset forfeiture by state and local cops was quietly ended Warpy Aug 2016 #5

welfare for the government employees racket nt msongs Aug 2016 #2

DEA: Not enough science to legalize it AND no science on it because it's illegal. eom Festivito Aug 2016 #6

I would love to see the DEA and it's parasites eliminated from the budget. Dawson Leery Aug 2016 #7

Civil forfeiture is so extremely unconstitutional... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #8