-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! ACTION: Forfeiture Reform in Trouble in Senate!!! Sessions teams up with Shumer to gut Forfeiture Reform Bill On June 24 the U.S. House passed HR 1658, The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1999, which was cosponsored by Rep Ron Paul and had the active support of the Libertarian Party. The LP national office issued an action alert on June 19 and a press release on June 23 urging support of the measure, which "would weaken the government's power to seize your property." The bill has been referred to the Senate, but so far no one has introduced the bill as passed in the House. However, the current issue of the Drug Reform Coordination Network's weekly online newsletter (at www.drcnet.org) has the following alert from the Drug Policy Foundation: DPF Alert: Senator Session's Version of Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Worse than Nothing; Public Action Needed Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a former federal prosecutor, introduced the "Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act" (S. 1701) on October 6. The bill, presented as a companion bill to Rep. Henry Hyde's (R-IL) "Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act" (H.R. 1658), is actually a substitute. It guts nearly all the reforms from the House bill and makes it easier for law enforcement to seize and keep private property. The Drug Policy Foundation recommends that you contact your Senators to urge them to oppose S. 1701 and to encourage them to introduce Rep. Hyde's bill in the Senate. Sessions introduced his bill with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as the lead co-sponsor. Other cosponsors include Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC), Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA). The Department of Justice, the FBI, the DEA and numerous law enforcement organizations support Sessions' bill. As the alert indicates, Sessions bill doesn't just weaken HR 1658 but rather contains sections designed to STRENGTHEN the government's power to seize your property. HR 1658 contains only 5 sections, whereas S. 1701 contains 32. Here is a sample of the provisions added in Session's bill: SEC. 18. ACCESS TO RECORDS IN BANK SECRECY JURISDICTIONS. SEC. 19. COOPERATION AMONG FEDERAL PROSECUTORS. SEC. 20. ACCESS TO OTHER RECORDS. We need to urge support for the original bill HR 1658 and oppose Session's substitute S. 1701: SAMPLE LETTER OR SCRIPT: ----- Dear Senator, Henry Hyde's Asset Forfeiture Reform bill, H.R. 1658, passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives and is an important measure that deserves the support of the Senate. Jeff Sessions' S. 1701 would send our unjust Asset Forfeiture Laws much further out of control. Please Sponsor Legislation similar to Hy'des H.R. 1658. Please oppose S.1701 or any similar legislation. 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