FreedomWorks’ Member of the Month for July 2019: Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.)
FreedomWorks is proud to honor Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) as our member of the month for July 2019. Rep. Cline represents the people of Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, which…
FreedomWorks’ Member of the Month for May 2018: Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.)
FreedomWorks recognizes Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) as member of the month for May 2018. He proudly represents Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, located in the Piedmont region of the state…
Virginia Takes a Step in the Right Direction to Protect Private Property
Private property rights protections are a little stronger today in the Commonwealth of Virginia. On Friday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed legislation that increases the evidentiary standard in civil asset forfeiture…
Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Virginia
Civil asset forfeiture laws throughout the country are in need of substantial reform in order to protect citizens’ basic rights. Asset forfeiture practice consistently tramples over the Fifth and Fourteenth…
Legislation in Virginia Protects Property Owners from Government Overreach
In 2012, Mandrel Stuart was stopped by Fairfax County police and detained without charges because his SUV had tinted windows. Not only was he handcuffed, but he was stripped…
FreedomWorks Activists Educate Virginia State Senator on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Monday, October 19 was an interesting day for justice reform in Virginia! I was pleased to gather with activists from the Southwest Virginia Tea Party at the Shoney’s in Bristol,…
How Over-Regulation Kills Opportunity
Much of the Bill of Rights is dedicated to protecting accused persons, an action integral to our society. Expanding upon the Sixth Amendment’s granted right to legal counsel, states have…
Virginia Senate fails to protect innocent people from civil asset forfeiture abuse
Innocent Virginia residents are still at risk of having their property wrongfully taken through civil asset forfeiture after the Virginia Senate, on Wednesday, tabled a common sense bill that would…
Time is running out to protect innocent Virginia property owners from civil asset forfeiture
On Wednesday, the Virginia General Assembly will meet in Richmond for its annual veto session, in which lawmakers will weigh nearly 70 pieces of legislation vetoed or amended by the…
Why won’t Virginia’s top Republican stand with principled conservatives like Rand Paul and Mike Lee?
While some Republicans on the national level — such as Rand Paul and Mike Lee — are working diligently to reform the nation’s civil asset forfeiture laws, Virginia Senate Majority…