"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Didn't Bastiat Warn About Legalized Looting?
Submitted by A. Magnus on Tue, 2015-09-29 23:00
"Most Americans haven't even heard of civil asset forfeiture. This is why the programs have run unchallenged for so many years. An uninformed electorate isn't a vehicle for change. This issue is still a long way away from critical mass. Without critical mass, there's little chance those who profit from it will lose their power over state and federal legislatures."
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