From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2002 - 05:49:23 MST
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> I have repeatedly said that
...snip...
> I don't think that forfeiture laws are particularly well written
> or executed to perform the job they are intended to do.
Oh, they work perfectly well to *PUNISH*, which is what the laws
in question are intended (by history and legislature) to do.
The history of "Felony" used to include "corruption of blood", but that
got changed. So at least a felon's kids aren't felons or banished
automatically.
Let's hear it for progress.
--
butler a t comp - lib . o r g
I am not here to have an argument. I am here as part of a civilization.
Sometimes I forget.
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