Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Even in the midst of the current reform effort, no bill before Congress would abolish civil asset forfeiture and I would not support one if it were before the Congress."

"But as asset forfeiture is currently practiced, nothing is obliging the Government to control itself."

"As Madison remarked in Federalist 51, in framing a government which is to be administered by man over man, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the govern..."

"The Constitution recognizes us as equal, but I was going to call on you first because you are the senior Member here today."