WorldNetDaily By WND Staff
The confiscation of homeowners’ equity has been a surging problem in America in recent years: Government agencies confiscate properties, including homes, for nonpayment of taxes or fines, and often assume ownership of the entire value rather than returning any value over the payment owed to the homeowner.
It’s been contested, too, and a couple years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that confiscating a valuable vehicle over a minor charge amounted to an “excessive fine” that was banned by the Constitution.
The issue, however, is far from resolved, and the Supreme Court now is being asked to issue a ruling that would establish that governments can tax, and they can fine, but they cannot take more than what is owed…
