Republicans rail against the threat of "socialism" yet they almost universally have supported these civil asset forfeiture laws. At least under socialism, there are laws passed by democratically elected legislatures involved. With asset forfeitures, it is some local police force that likes the looks of your exotic car and will find an excuse to grab it. Or maybe they are eyeing your ranch and miraculously find weed growing on it. This is an abuse that makes a mockery of property rights, which are the foundation of our society. All justified by the "War on Drugs", which has been even more disastrous than the unending Afghan campaign and has cost us more in terms of our liberty.