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Mike Lee: Do you think it is fundamentally just and fair for the Government to be able to seize property from a citizen without…

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Do you think it is fundamentally just and fair for the Government to be able to seize property from a citizen without having to prove that the citizen was guilty of any crime?
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee questions the fairness of civil forfeiture laws that allow property seizure without proof of guilt.

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