Ben Watson

Strongly agree

Yes, crippling the financial power of cartels and gangs is necessary to fight organized crime.

This aligns strongly with GOP law-and-order framing—using forfeiture to disrupt cartels and gangs has been a common justification since major federal expansions in the 1980s and continued emphasis on combating drug trafficking. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but restrict it to large-scale operations so police cannot harass everyday citizens.

Republicans increasingly support targeted reforms to curb abuses while keeping forfeiture for serious crime; this mirrors GOP-leaning reform efforts in some states and congressional proposals that add safeguards without eliminating the tool. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes

Republicans have often backed civil asset forfeiture as a law-and-order tool in the War on Drugs/organized crime era (e.g., support for 1980s–90s forfeiture expansions), though there is notable internal libertarian/property-rights pushback in recent years. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

No, this incentivizes "policing for profit" and creates a loophole for corruption and theft.

The 'policing for profit' critique is common among reformers and some libertarian Republicans, but many Republicans and law-enforcement allies have defended forfeiture; the party is split, yielding a roughly neutral overall fit. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No, the state must secure a criminal conviction before permanently seizing private property.

Requiring a conviction before permanent forfeiture matches property-rights concerns voiced by some Republicans, but it cuts against longstanding party support for civil (non-conviction) forfeiture in drug/organized-crime enforcement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

A flat ban conflicts with the party’s traditional tough-on-crime posture and past support for forfeiture authorities, even though some GOP lawmakers (especially libertarian-leaning) have advocated reforms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.