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Henry J. Hyde

Forfeiting Our Property Rights: Is Your Property Safe From Seizure? Hardcover – June 7, 1995

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In Forfeiting Our Property Rights, Congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois examines the abuse inherent in civil forfeiture, the law that lets government take property that is merely suspected of having been used in a crime.
Hyde, one of Congress's leading conservatives and the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, shows how forfeiture law has cost innocent people their property and at least one citizen, Donald Scott, his life. In fact, over a quarter of a million Americans have had their property seized through forfeiture law. Although it has most often been used against suspected drug dealers, Hyde emphasizes that the war on drugs must not be used as a pretext for weakening the traditional protections of our property rights.
Congressman Hyde proposes an overhaul of the law to protect innocent property owners, including a shift in burden of proof from the citizen to the government and a raising of the standard the government must satisfy to seize property in the first place.

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100 pages
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English
Publisher

Cato Institute
Publication date

June 7, 1995
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6 x 1 x 9 inches
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1882577183
ISBN-13

978-1882577187
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cato Institute; First Edition (June 7, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1882577183
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1882577187
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches

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Civil Forfeiture Laws

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Hyde's disclosure of this little understood but heinous law is excellent. As Hyde explains, under civil forfeiture laws your private property can be taken without finding you guilty of anything. Sound unAmerican? You bet! But it is all legal. Hyde clearly discusses the background and current practices and recommends reform in this area.

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