Bob Barr libertarian presidential candidate on the issues.

[jamesrage]

I can stomach voting for this guy.Of course I am sure the demo-cans/republi-crats will screw all the 3rd party candidates by trying to keep their names off the ballot.


Bob Barr libertarian presidential candidate on the issues.
Bob Barr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On May 25, 2008 Barr became the 2008 Libertarian Presidential Nominee after six rounds of voting at the 2008 Libertarian convention. He beat Mary Ruwart in the final round of voting, with 324 delegates to Ruwart's 276, with 26 other NOTA (none of the above) votes.[88]


Bob Barr on the Issues



Bob Barr on Abortion
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* Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
* Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

Bob Barr on Budget & Economy
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* Earmarks are an outrageous abuse by Congressmen to buy votes. (Apr 2008)
* Remove both earmarks and cut the underlying spending. (Apr 2008)
* Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
* Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Civil Rights
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* The Nanny State is getting increasingly intrusive. (Apr 2008)
* Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* Sponsored bill for "Privacy Impact Statement" on new rules. (Apr 2002)

Bob Barr on Corporations
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* Eliminate billions in corporate welfare. (Apr 2008)
* Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)

Bob Barr on Crime
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* Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
* Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
* Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
* More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)


Bob Barr on Drugs
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* Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

Bob Barr on Education
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* Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
* Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
* Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
* Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
* Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

Bob Barr on Energy & Oil
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* Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
* Repeal the gas tax. (May 2001)

Bob Barr on Environment
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Bob Barr on Families & Children
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* Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
* Member of the Missing & Exploited Children's Caucus. (Jan 2001)
* Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Foreign Policy
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* Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
* Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)

Bob Barr on Free Trade
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* Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Bob Barr on Government Reform
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* Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
* Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
* Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
* Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Gun Control
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* Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
* Sponsored bill banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jan 2001)

Bob Barr on Health Care
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* Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
* Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)

Bob Barr on Homeland Security
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* Restore habeas corpus and protect citizens from government. (Apr 2008)
* Restore military to defense; commit to non-intervention. (Apr 2008)
* Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
* Sponsored bill allowing assassination of terrorist leaders. (Jan 2001)
* No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Immigration
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* Be aggressive in securing our borders. (Apr 2008)
* Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
* Sponsored bill declaring English the US' official language. (Jan 1999)

Bob Barr on Jobs


* Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
* Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
* Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Principles & Values


* Served as US Attorney and as a CIA official. (Apr 2008)
* Announces for president: time for principle over complacency. (Apr 2008)
* Religious affiliation: Methodist. (Nov 2000)
* Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Social Security
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* Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
* Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000)
* Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Tax Reform

* The FairTax replaces the IRS plus payroll taxes. (Apr 2008)
* Repeal the 16th amendment & eliminate the income tax. (Apr 2008)
* Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
* Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
* Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
* Reduce the capital gains tax . (Jan 2001)
* Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
* Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Technology
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Bob Barr on War & Peace
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* Don’t rush to make new anti-terrorism laws. (Nov 2001)
* Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)

Bob Barr on Welfare & Poverty

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* Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
* Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
* Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)

 

[shuamort]

Bob Barr is a candidate I could get behind. He has some voting issue that aren't congruent with what his current positions are and he's readily admitted that he wouldn't have voted for the PATRIOT act or Defense of Marriage Act which is what he wrote and introduced in the House, See video

I guess this will make him the John Kerry flip-flopper of the day.

 

[Kandahar]

Take Barr's positions from the 1990s with a grain of salt, as he has disavowed most of them since then.

 

[obvious Child]

Take Barr's positions from the 1990s with a grain of salt, as he has disavowed most of them since then.

Alright. That makes some sense given that many of his positions are clearly strong socially authoritarian conservative which obviously isn't Libertarian. I was reading through that list and wondering if the Libertarian screwed up picking their candidate.

 

[Skip]

I would like nothing more than for Barr to be on the ballot... especially in Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Missouri, etc.

Hell if I'm Obama I'd fund his campaign... as long as he labeled himself as a conservative

 

[donsutherland1]

Bob Barr on Budget & Economy
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...* Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)

That idea was as much a gimmick as the Clinton and McCain gas tax holiday concept. If all 132.3 million tax filers contributed $3, the effort would raise only $396.9 million. That would not even make a material contribution toward reducing the annual federal budget deficit.​

 

[Ikari]

I don't know, I think the LP had better candidates they could have taken instead of Barr. Don't really know if I'm 100% behind him as a candidate.

 

[new coup for you]

as well as the war on drugs and forcing the state into people's bedrooms and vaginas...

what exactly is libertarian about this guy?

other then the fact that calling yourself a libertarian while actually being a neo-con is the most libertarian thing you can do

 

[Kandahar]

forcing the state into people's bedrooms and vaginas...

Sounds kinky.