The law means what everyone says it means. A plain reading of the constitution (and without a doubt the founders intentions) prohibit civil forfeiture. Unfortunately the courts have rubber-stamped the ridiculous legal fiction that the government is suing the property so here we are.<p>This is what makes libertarianism a cruel joke: even if it made sense, it would be subverted immediately by powerful or moneyed interests.<p>The constitution means nothing if the courts or executive won&#x27;t enforce it.