An Officially Sanctioned Car-Theft Ring March 5, 2010

by Will

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

March 5, 2010

There are some who, despite ubiquitous and ever-accumulating evidence, dispute the proposition that government is an elaborate criminal racket. A measure before the Washington State legislature might serve as the tipping point for at least some statist holdouts.

Washington House Bill 2565, which purports to be an anti-drunk driving statute, would permit police to seize and hold any automobile on the mere suspicion that its operator is driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

The measure specifies that any police officer ?may take custody of a vehicle, at his or her discretion,? and that the confiscated vehicle is subject to a mandatory twelve-hour impoundment.
Whether or not charges are actually filed, owners will have to pay steep impound and towing fees. This is summary punishment without due process.

Not surprisingly, the measure is eagerly supported by the Towing and Recovery Association of Washington, which stands to profit handsomely from it.

How can this honestly be described as anything other than an officially sanctioned car theft ring?

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.

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