Evidence of Growing U.S. Police State: Asset Forfeiture

[Occam's Banana]

Asset Forfeiture Evidence of the Growing U.S. Police State
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/asset-forfeiture-evidence-of-the-growing-u-s-police-state/
Michael S. Rozeff (28 May 2014)

As evidence of the growing U.S. police state, here are statistics on drug war asset seizures (in dollars) made by U.S. attorneys:

% CHANGE

[TD="align: center"] YEAR
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] AMOUNT ($) [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1989[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]285,000,039[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] N/A [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1990[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]451,870,952[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +58.6 [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1991[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]596,879,728[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +32.1 [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1992[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]325,786,450[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -45.4
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1993[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]385,000,701[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +18.2
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1994[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]418,224,247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +8.6
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1995[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]464,666,914[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +11.1
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1996[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]377,527,900[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -18.8
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1997[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]570,656,170[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +51.2
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1998[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]280,808,572[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -50.8
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1999[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]535,767,852[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +90.8
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2000[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]312,676,413[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -41.6
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2001[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]199,043,103[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -36.3 (a) [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2002[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]322,246,408[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +61.9
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2003[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]342,862,000[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +6.4
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2004[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]300,779,267[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -12.3 (b) [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2005[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]313,866,115[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +4.4
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2006[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]841,094,697[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +168.0
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2007[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,323,094,697[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +57.3
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2008[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,103,810,683[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -16.6
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2009[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,129,381,466[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +2.3
[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2010[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,786,567,692[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] +58.2
[/TD]

Growth is irregular but at a very high rate (over 9 percent continuously compounded a year).

(a) In 2001, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act temporarily derailed growth.
(b) In 2004, the introduction of a new system of tracking seizures temporarily derailed growth.

These asset seizures fund further growth of the police state. The same process is at work whenever any state expands its power and size. In earlier centuries, as monarchs extended taxes to peasants, they frequently revolted. The taxes aided the monarch in building up armed forces to quell revolts and collect taxes, that is, to institute a stronger state.

SEE ALSO: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...nce-of-Growing-U-S-Police-State-SWAT-and-PPUs

 

[ClydeCoulter]

An "Inquisition" by "other" justification, for confiscation of assets.

 

[otherone]

An "Inquisition" by "other" justification, for confiscation of assets.

Is there any question why drugs are illegal?
Why demand 30% when you can seize ALL OF IT?

 

[Henry Rogue]

The government exists to protect us from thieves, murderers and molesters...... oh wait

 

[tod evans]

I want my assets back from the government...

Wonder if I can use their seizure laws to reclaim them?

 

[Anti Federalist]

The drug warriors and MADDwomen are cancers to liberty.

 

[Anti Federalist]

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[CPUd]

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