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― Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link
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1988. From the Flickr album Hidden Washington DC.
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link
pioneered civil asset forfeiture:
As Attorney General, Meese chaired the National Drug Policy Board ..."One of our most effective weapons against drug traffickers," Meese wrote in his autobiography, "was to confiscate the assets of their criminal activity, such as expensive autos, yachts, businesses and homes.... To make this technique even more effective, we shared the proceeds with cooperating local law enforcement agencies to enhance their drug-fighting activities."
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
While he lived he never got his comeuppance. A pity, that. His tiny moth-like soul is now the property of Old Scratch. At least we have that for consolation.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
I only knew about him because he showed up in Mad magazine.
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 19:13 (four years ago) link
Responsible for encouraging the Federalist Society, the nomination of judges and justices "whose duty is to the Constitution." A walking, breathing conflict of interest; he had to resign in 1988 after the stench of those conflicts proved even too much for the Reagan White House. I can't wait to write his obit.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link