1.16: What is a Bill of Attainder?
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This article is from the Lawful Arrest/Search/Seizure FAQ, by Ahimsa Dhamapada ahimsa@mu.clarityconnect.net with numerous contributions by others.
1.16: What is a Bill of Attainder?
Article 1, Section 9, Paragraph 3 states, "No Bill Of Attainder or
Ex-post Facto Law, shall be passed."
From the Bill of Attainder Project pages, authored by Tom Saunders:
The government not only has over 300 laws which permit them to confiscate
property, they are doing it with no regard for guaranteed Constitutional
rights. America has legislatures who not only have no regard or knowledge
of bills of attainder, they no longer make laws which respects their
restriction on passing ex-post facto laws. Bills of attainder are more
than one thing and harder to understand than ex-post facto laws. The fact
that both states and the federal governments are passing these laws,
and the courts are enforcing them, shows there is no regard in our
government for the preservation of individual rights, or private property.
The Bill Of Attainder Project is dedicated to having the phrase,
"bill of attainder" defined in the law as: "A law or legal device which
outlaws people, suspends their civil rights, confiscates their property,
punishes or puts people to death without a trial."
More info: http://www.isc-durant.com/tom/billofattainder/
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