The Libertarian Reaction to Free Community College
You would think conservatives and libertarians would love vouchers and school choice so much that they would all be over this. Nope. Julie #39;s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqBv3CEyM6Y...
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January 14, 2015|9:31 am
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's Conservative Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.
WASHINGTON United States Senator Rand Paul stated that "judicial activism" can be a force of good in American politics.
At an event sponsored by the conservative group the Heritage Action for America, the outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican told those gathered Tuesday morning that judicial activism can play a positive role in public policy.
"There is a role for the Supreme Court to mete out justice. The Fourteenth Amendment gives the Supreme Court, gives the federal government a role in saying the states can't do certain things," said Sen. Paul.
"I think the federal government was right to overturn state governments that were saying that 'separate but equal' was fine'."
Paul believes that the conservative position that judicial restraint was intrinsically beneficial was wrong given the need for decisions to combat state-level wrongs like Jim Crow legislation.
"If you're for judicial restraint, I guess then what happens when a legislature does bad things?" asked Paul to an audience that has often expressed support for restraint over activism.
"What happens when a legislature says 'well, we're going to pass Jim Crow laws' should we have an activist court that comes in and overturns that?"
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More than $35 million in property and cash seized by South Australian Police last financial year reflects "unfairly balanced" laws targeting criminal assets, a civil libertarian says.
SA Police this week said luxury cars, homes, jet skis, jewellery, boats and a large amount of cash were restrained by the courts last financial year in a tactic to target the profits of criminals.
Superintendent Wayne Overmeyer said it had bolstered the confiscation branch's claim value from a comparatively small $9 million five years ago.
But criminal defence lawyer and SA Council for Civil Liberties spokesperson George Mancini questioned the fairness of legislation targeting the proceeds of crime.
"Some years ago, there was a man who cultivated some cannabis in his home, and he lost his home," he said.
"But his home had never been connected to crime, other than the fact it was being used this once to grow cannabis. It was certainly not bought from the proceeds of crime.
"Just because a person gets a criminal record, it doesn't mean everything they have is from the proceeds from crime. Many people will acquire property legitimately."
Mr Mancini also questioned the figure claimed by police, saying the total dollar value would ultimately depend on the forfeit orders made by courts.
"It's one thing to say you've got $35 million restrained, but what's the actual yearly recovery?" he said.
Superintendent Overmeyer said the confiscation process included identifying potential assets prior to a planned raid by detectives.
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$35 million in criminal profits seized by SA Police shows 'unfairly balanced' laws, civil libertarian says
#39;Libertarian Question Time #39; Pilot
Host: Keir Martland (Director of Youth Affairs, Libertarian Alliance) 1) Dr Sean Gabb (Director, Libertarian Alliance) 2) Daniel Harding (Writer at Libertarian Musings) 3) Professor John Kersey...
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