As much as reasonable people can be in favor of grabbing theproperty, and therefore the profits, of illegal drug merchants, aglitch developed in the way the government was doing it:
The Constitution.
In its zeal to punish drug profiteers, the government hasoverstepped the constitutional protections against the taking ofproperty without due process. And once again, for the third timethis year, the Supreme Court properly has stepped in to limit suchseizures. In its latest decision on Monday, the court ruled thatowners are entitled to a full hearing before homes and businesses canbe taken away from them. Last February, the high court ruled that itis wrong for the …
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