BTW, if the 2nd amendment ever goes, the rest of the bill of rights will be down the tubes. It is the essential right that must be protected or none of the others matter.
At the base of the drug war is the war on private property rights. Before the drug war, property was only subject to forfieture after long, costly proceedings. Now, if a cop feels like it, he can empty your wallet or take your car and you have no recourse. ANYONE can at ANYTIME be arrested on a charge that allows forfieture.
Any number of crimes now kick in the asset forfieture provisions. Legislators love asset forfieture, it adds money to the public purse at litte or no cost.
For example, in Louisiana, the judge, prosector, and the police that take your property divide it up, and the judge that gets a cut decides if it is illegal or not. By definition, it is bad to let the lion guard the sheep....Human nature comes out.
One of the greatest travesties is that right now, the federal government operates a casino it took and operates it at a loss using tax money!
if you really want to get paranoid, look at
www.fear.org
Dan
[ January 07, 2004, 02:32 AM: Message edited by: Dan4510 ]