Presidential candidate
Bob Barr, Libertarian
Torch Admin
Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: 2008 Election
From 1995 to 2003, Bob Barr served in the U. S. House of Representatives for Georgia. He now practices law with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger and runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies LLC.
Barr was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in 1986-90, and served as President of Southeastern Legal Foundation from 1990-91. He worked with the CIA from 1971-78.
Civil rights:
"Government should make no law that discriminates based on race, religion, sexuality or any other personal characteristic."
• Criticizes efforts to restrict rights of homosexuals. (2008)
• Applying habeas corpus in Guantanamo reaffirms fundamental liberty. (2008)
• Authored Defense of Marriage Act. (2008)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in Wash. DC. (1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (1998)
Foreign policy:
"American foreign policy should emphasize swift, decisive and winning action against those who vowed would harm us. This means defense, not foreign intervention."
• Neocon aggression opens can of worms: others will do same. (2003)
• Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (2001)
• Voted NO on $156 million to International Monetary Fund for 3rd-world debt reduction. (2000)
• Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (1999)
Health care:
"Our health care policy should be reformed based on the principle of consumer-oriented health care."
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare prescription drug coverage. (2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (1999)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (1998)
Energy:
"The free market, driven by consumer choice and reflecting the real cost of resources, should be the foundation of America's energy policy."
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling and development in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. (2001)
• Repeal the gas tax. (2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (2000)
Barr was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in 1986-90, and served as President of Southeastern Legal Foundation from 1990-91. He worked with the CIA from 1971-78.
Civil rights:
"Government should make no law that discriminates based on race, religion, sexuality or any other personal characteristic."
• Criticizes efforts to restrict rights of homosexuals. (2008)
• Applying habeas corpus in Guantanamo reaffirms fundamental liberty. (2008)
• Authored Defense of Marriage Act. (2008)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in Wash. DC. (1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (1998)
Foreign policy:
"American foreign policy should emphasize swift, decisive and winning action against those who vowed would harm us. This means defense, not foreign intervention."
• Neocon aggression opens can of worms: others will do same. (2003)
• Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (2001)
• Voted NO on $156 million to International Monetary Fund for 3rd-world debt reduction. (2000)
• Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (1999)
Health care:
"Our health care policy should be reformed based on the principle of consumer-oriented health care."
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare prescription drug coverage. (2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (1999)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (1998)
Energy:
"The free market, driven by consumer choice and reflecting the real cost of resources, should be the foundation of America's energy policy."
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling and development in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. (2001)
• Repeal the gas tax. (2001)
• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (2000)
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