Subject: FEAR: CA: concerned citizen letter: Opposed to Forfeiture Ordinance]
From: Brenda Grantland
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:36:04 -0700
To: FEAR-LIST@mapinc.org

Here is another letter written to the Eureka City Council from a concerned citizen.

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Subject: Opposed to Forfeiture Ordinance
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 07:29:59 -0700
From: Mark Emerson <ChiefAngel@angelbase.com>
To: plavallee@ci.eureka.ca.gov
CC: virginia@ci.eureka.ca.gov,kerrigan@ci.eureka.ca.gov, mbwolford@ci.eureka.ca.gov,jleonard@ci.eureka.ca.gov, mjones@ci.eureka.ca.gov,dtranberg@ci.eureka.ca.gov,brenda1@fear.org, efennell@kmud.org 


To Eureka Elected Officials:

I'm writing to oppose your proposed, dangerous, "police state" forfeiture 
ordinance which is on your City Council agenda for Tuesday, August 3.  My 
understanding is that it would make it a misdemeanor to loiter and would 
make cars that facilitate that loitering forfeitable.  I sometimes travel 
through Eureka and enjoy visiting your charming city, but if this becomes 
law, I will avoid doing so.  I cannot risk having one of your officers 
interpret my actions as "loitering" and confiscate my car.  We need LESS 
government, not more.

Mark Emerson
Los Angeles, California