"Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson believes so strongly in his ability to seize private citizens’ property without charging them with a crime that he recently laughed with the president of the United States about destroying a Texas state senator’s career for opposing him. That senator’s offending behavior? Promoting the constitutional due process rights of hardworking, law-abiding Texans."
"The sheriff’s complaint centers on a bill in the Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 380, that would require law enforcement agencies to secure a criminal conviction before the government could seize somebody’s property. Under civil forfeiture, it does not matter if the owner is never charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one."
http://m.wsbradio.com/news/news/national/texas-seeks-forfeiture-reform-despite-trumps-offer/ntk7j/
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/opinion/commentary-require-criminal-conviction-before-forfeiture-texas/3i1tFyl3f6532RU4QjX16O/
