I get annoyed by the overuse of certain clichéd buzzwords and catch phrases in our area of advocacy, terms like “big brother,” “nanny state,” and “taxation by citation” for instance. That isn’t to say that they don’t sneak into the NMA vernacular from time to time. In fact, I used the golden oldie “highway robbery” […]
37 Blog Posts From the Civil Asset Forfeiture Tag
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 2 – License to Steal: NMA E-Newsletter #465
• December 11, 2017 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LEGISLATION, NMA, Policing for Profit
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: December 4, 2017
December 4, 2017 • 0 Comments • Car Care, Civil Asset Forfeiture, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI/DWI, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, RENTAL CAR, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NMA Takes on Ride Sharing Privacy– –Smog Checks Pointless with Modern Cars– –PA Supremes reject idea that looking at GPS is suspicious– Friday, December 1, 2017 National Motorists Association Takes On Ride Sharing Privacy The National Motorists Association (NMA) last week warned the US Supreme Court about the potential for […]
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 1 – Reeling in Traffic Enforcement: NMA E-Newsletter #464
• December 4, 2017 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON D.C.
Enabled by contributors to our Spring 2017 Campaign, the NMA is pursuing its 2017-18 National Legislative Agenda in Washington. More precisely the current focus is on two of the agenda items – eliminating federally funded ticket blitzes and restricting the bounds of civil asset forfeiture. Part 2 of this newsletter in coming weeks will describe […]
Next Generation Police Tools: NMA E-Newsletter #462
November 20, 2017 • 0 Comments • BODY CAMERAS, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUI, ROADBLOCK, SAFETY, TRAFFIC STOP, X-RAY SCANNER
Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology. Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists. Police Body Cameras In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: November 6, 2017
November 6, 2017 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Lane Courtesy, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Fed Court upholds rights of Left Lane Slowpokes– –Motorists sues Feds over CAF — –OK Court backs car tax hike– Friday, November 3, 2017 Texas: Federal Court Upholds Rights Of Left-Lane Bandits Dawdling in the fast lane on a freeway is a protected right in Texas according to one federal […]
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