Civil Liberties Could Be Making a Comeback
While 2020 has been a tough year for civil liberties, the silver lining is growing as an end to civil forfeiture and the Patriot Act are on the horizon. December 21, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Three of the most expensive failures of government has been prohibition, theft, and surveillance. If they got […]
Taxation by Citation: Policing For Profit
Tickets, fines, fees, surcharges, and asset forfeiture are all forms of policing for profit, and it’s lead to more discord within local communities. June 8, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I remember when people called out George W. Bush about his foreign policy. “The US is not the police of the world!” they […]
The Destruction of COVID-19 Response and Aftermath
COVID-19 has done some harm to people around the world, the but the toll of the response and the aftermath are much worse. June 1, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The COVID-19 is bad. For many, it has been deadly, and for others a tough recovery. We can dispute how the numbers are […]
IRS Stops Seizing Assets – But DOJ Still Does THIS…
The IRS has abused asset forfeiture for years, extorting small businesses under the guise of national security. But no more! Now only the DOJ has that honor. Convenience store owner Lynden McLellan almost lost his small business after the IRS seized $107,000 from his business bank account. After the innocent store owner battled to get […]
Protect Your Cash: Don’t Carry Any!
Imagine being presumed guilty of money laundering, tax evasion, or improper reporting for simply being in possession of a large sum of cash. It’s legal and it’s happening. December 16, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP You have too much cash and no permit for it. Imagine hearing those words and being brought up […]
The Rigged Battle of Asset Forfeiture
Asset forfeiture has ensnared a lot of innocent people in its net. When they try to fight back, their recourse is limited, if not rigged to fail. November 25, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Asset forfeiture is a very real thing. It’s as much a source of government revenue as ticketing, taxes, and […]
A Win for Property & A Loss for Privacy
A win for property rights curbs abuses in asset forfeiture policy; but a loss of privacy could lead to abuse and misuse from the surveillance state. July 8, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Seems I’m reading about taking one step forward on one page and one step backward on the next with the […]
The Death of “Innocent Until Proven Guilty”
April 16, 2019 Asset forfeiture happens at all levels of government, which is why asset protection is essential. According to a Cato Institute study, 84% of Americans oppose an idea called “civil asset forfeiture.” The study provides the definition as: … police “taking a person’s money or property that is suspected to have been involved […]
DEA Surveillance: It’s Never Really Over
The DEA is the biggest thief in the US (after the IRS), and is notorious for extending its surveillance capabilities to other agencies. April 15, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP All along, we’ve been pointing out the government’s critical examination of cash transactions, and the countless people who have been wrongfully caught up […]
Sun Might Set on NSA Data Collection Program
The sun might set on an NSA data collection program at the end 2019, but will that mean a weaker or smaller surveillance state? March 25, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP There is a marginal possibility that the NSA is going to back off a little. In other words: a few crumbs are […]
