Pretty much sums up my dissatisfaction with Jeff Session for AG – Donald Trump & Jeff Sessions: Attorney General Nominee’s Record Troubling for Libertarians | National Review
He’s a big fan of civil asset-forfeiture…
Moreover, as George Will has pointed out, Sessions also opposes the reform of asset-forfeiture laws. He has defended these laws, which are considered by most observers to be widely abused, as a means of taking money from people who have “done nothing in their lives but sell dope.” He’s even advocated allowing the federal government to step in and seize assets when state law-enforcement agencies won’t.
Other points of contention include:
- criminal justice reform
- medical and recreational marijuana use
- defense of ability of NSA and other agencies to spy on Americans
- protecting jobs of federal whistle-blowers
So there isn’t much I like about Mr Sessions except that he’s not Eric Holder or Loretta Lynch.
I am not a particularly big fan of recreational marijuana. On the other hand, I am much less of a fan of the tools law enforcement is capable of using, including civil asset forfeiture, to control the marijuana trade. When I put these two different sides of the coin on my scale of justice, it’s quite easy for me to support legalization of marijuana. It seems the odds are high that Mr. Sessions could stall this movement in it’s tracks if not make time go backwards. That would be unfortunate.
I look forward to stiff questioning from both Republican’s and Democrats on the above issues. I do hope the Democrat’s can let go of the racism issue, which has been pretty thoroughly debunked.
