I urge this body to not simply vote it down on party lines, but to find an agreeable solution that reduces the exploitation of property rights that currently exists with civil forfeiture laws.
In addition, the vast majority of civil forfeiture is conducted at the state level, and general law enforcement is not within the constitutional jurisdiction of the federal government, meaning this bill would have little effect, even if passed.
True, so we can pass a bill reforming civil forfeiture at the federal level, and the regions can follow our lead.
