April 26, 2016, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) for signing LB 1106, legislation that restricts civil asset forfeiture to certain eligible crimes, and only after a conviction of one of those crimes has occurred:
“The state of Nebraska has taken a major stand for liberty by eliminating most of their civil asset forfeiture laws. Civil asset forfeiture has become nothing more or less than government-sanctioned theft of private property without due process. We urge every other state to follow Nebraska’s lead in eliminating this barbarous abuse of police powers.”
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