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Bob Barr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 7, 2003
Preceded byBuddy Darden
Succeeded byJohn Linder
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 4, 2008
Personal details
Political partyRepublican (while in office)
Libertarian (currently)
Spouse(s)Gail Barr (m. 1976, div. 1986)
Jeri Dobbin (m. 1986)
Children4[1]

Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr.[2] (born November 5, 1948) is the Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 election.[3] He is an American attorney and former member of the United States House of Representatives.[4] He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003.[4][5]

Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.[4] Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006,[6] and as of 2008 serves on its National Committee.[7][8]

Early life

Barr was born on November 5, 1948, in Iowa City, Iowa.[4] His parents served in the U.S. military,[citation needed] and he spent many years with them abroad; including Lima, Peru where he attended Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima,[citation needed] and Tehran, Iran where he graduated from Community High School in 1966.[4]

Barr returned to the U.S., attending the University of Southern California and joining the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity in 1967 (where as of 2008 he holds the position of Grand Histor).[9] Barr also joined the Young Democrats of America, much to his parents' chagrin, who threatened to cut off financial support if he continued his involvement.[10] Barr completed his B.A. from University of Southern California in 1970.[4]

Barr later earned his M.A. from George Washington University in 1972, and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1977.[4] From 1970 to 1978, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).[4]

After leaving the CIA, Barr moved to Georgia, where he practiced law and became active in the Republican Party.[10] Barr made an unsuccessful bid for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1984.[10] In 1986, Barr was appointed by President Reagan[5] to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia -- a post Barr held until 1990.[4] From 1990 to 1991, Barr was president of the Southeastern Legal Foundation.[4]

Congressional career

Barr sought the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1992, but lost the primary election to Paul Coverdell.[11] The primary was very close, with Barr losing by less than 1,600 votes in a runoff election.[11]

Barr was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 as a Republican, upsetting six-term Democrat Buddy Darden, to represent Georgia's 7th congressional district in the 104th United States Congress. Barr was one of 73 Republican freshmen ushered into Congress by that election.[12] The election became known as the "Republican Revolution" because it resulted in the first Republican House majority in 40 years -- since the 1955 adjournment of the 83rd Congress.[13]

Barr was later re-elected three times, serving from 1995 to 2003.[4] While in Congress, Barr served as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and as a member of the Committee of Financial Services.[5]

Georgia's congressional districts were reorganized by the Democrat-controlled Georgia legislature ahead of the 2002 elections for the 108th Congress.[14] The majority of the new district 7 was composed of regions formerly associated with district 11, then represented by Republican John Linder. Much to the Democrats' delight, this redistricting led Barr to challenge Linder for district 7 representation.[15] This was pleasing to Georgia Democrats, including then governor Roy Barnes, because it meant the inevitable defeat of an incumbent Republican (i.e., either Barr or Linder).[15] Recognizing Barr's precarious situation, the Libertarian Party seized on the opportunity to oust one of the federal drug war's most vocal proponents (Barr), and ran TV ads criticizing Barr's opposition to medical marijuana.[16] Barr was soundly defeated by a 2-to-1 margin.[16] The extent to which the issue of medical marijuana shaped the election is unclear. Some have argued that Barr's huge loss simply reflected the nature of the new 7th district, which was primarly redrawn from Linder's old 11th district.[14] However, before the medical marijuana ads were aired,[16] the Linder campaign acknowledged the race as being tight;[17] and Pat Gartland, southeastern director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, saw the race as "too close to call".[15]

Political positions in Congress

During his tenure, Barr was regarded as one of the most conservative members of Congress.[18] In 2002, he was described as "the idol of the gun-toting, abortion-fighting, IRS-hating hard right wing of American politics".[15] However, Barr's criticism of the Bush administration's encroachment on privacy and other civil liberties after the 9/11 attacks was unusual among House Republicans (see Criticism of Bush Administration below).[15] This criticism earned Barr other labels such as maverick,[15] Jekyll-and-Hyde,[19] and libertarian.[17]

War on drugs

Barr was a strong supporter of the War on Drugs, reflecting his previous experience as Anti-Drug Coordinator for the Department of Justice.[20] While in Congress, he was a member of the Speaker's Task Force for a Drug-Free America.[19][20] This task force was established in 1998 by then-Speaker Newt Gingrich to "design a World War II-style victory plan to save America's children from illegal drugs."[21] The task force crafted legislation specifically designed to "win the War on Drugs by 2002".[21]

There is no legitimate use whatsoever for marijuana. This is not medicine. This is bogus witchcraft. It has no place in medicine, no place in pain relief...

— Bob Barr, May 13 2002[22]

Barr advocated complete federal prohibition of medical marijuana. In 1998, He successfully blocked implementation of Initiative 59 -- the "Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998" -- which would have legalized medical marijuana in the District of Columbia (DC).[23] The "Barr Amendment" to the 1999 Omnibus spending bill not only blocked implementation of Initiative 59 but prohibited the vote tally from even being released.[23][24] Nearly a year passed before a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union eventually revealed the initiative had received 69% of the vote.[25] In response to the judge's ruling, Barr simply attached another "Barr Amendment" to the 2000 Omnibus spending bill that overturned Intiative 59 outright.[26] The Barr Ammendment also prohibited future laws that would "decrease the penalties for marijuana or other Schedule I drugs" in DC.[27] This preemptively blocked future attempts by Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) to reform marijuana laws in DC via the initiative process.[27] In March 2002, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down this portion of the Barr Amendment as being an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.[27][28] Barr's response to the ruling was defiant:[29]

Clearly, the court today has ignored the constitutional right and responsibility of Congress to pass laws protecting citizens from dangerous and addictive narcotics, and the right of Congress to exert legislative control over the District of Columbia as the nation's capital.

— Bob Barr, March 28 2002[29]

The federal government later prevailed on appeal,[30] reinstating the Barr Amendment just in time to thwart MPP's initiative 63 -- "The Medical Marijuana Initiative of 2002" -- which had already qualified for the November 2002 ballot.[31][32] As of 2007, the Barr Amendment remains in effect, and Initiative 63 remains in limbo -- technically ready to appear on the next DC election ballot when and if the Barr Amendment is ever repealed.[31][33]

Despite Barr's fierce conviction at the time, he would later reverse his position on medical marijuana, actually joining MPP as a lobbyist five years later (see Marijuana Policy Project in Political associations below).

Same-sex marriage

Barr took a lead in legislative debate concerning same-sex marriage. He authored and sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act, a law enacted in 1996 which states that only marriages that are between a man and a woman can be federally recognized, and individual states may choose not to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state.[34] At the 2008 Libertarian National Convention, he apologized for the part of the Defense of Marriage Act which prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages.[35]

However, he opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment, contending it is a violation of states' rights.[36]

Terrorism

He voted for the Patriot Act, but only after his amendments adding "sunset clauses" were added to the final bill.[37][38] Barr played a similar role during the debate over Bill Clinton's Comprehensive Anti-terrorism Act of 1995, crafting pro-civil liberties amendments to the original text.[39] He now publicly regrets his Patriot Act vote.[40][41]

War in Iraq

In 2002 Barr, like all but six Republicans in the House of Representatives, voted for the Iraq Resolution in 2002 but has since called for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. [42]

Religious freedom

In Congress, he also controversially proposed that the Pentagon ban the practice of Wicca in the military.[40][43]

Economic freedom

Barr is also a supporter of the flat tax and repealing the 16th Amendment, which gives the U.S. Congress the power to levy an income tax without apportionment.[44]

Waco Hearings

Barr was an effective questioner of government witnesses during the 1995 House Waco siege hearings on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Federal Bureau of Investigation actions against the Branch Davidians in 1993, sponsored by subcomittees of the House Judiciary Committee and Government Reform and Oversight Committee.[45] Barr has written: “The hearing, was a farce: a virtual lovefest, during which members of the Clinton Administration responded to softball questions from their colleagues in the House with superficial answers, and Republican queries were ignored or glossed over with disdain, if not outright contempt.”[46] Barr called for Congress to reopen investigations, but senior House Republicans refused.[47] In 2003 testimony submitted to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Barr wrote: “[T]here remains time to turn back the constitutional clock and roll back excessive post-9/11 powers before we turn the corner into another Japanese internment or, closer to our own experiences, before we witness a legally sanctioned Ruby Ridge or Waco scenario.”[48]

Role in Clinton impeachment

Barr is best known for his role as one of the House managers during the Clinton impeachment trial. It was Barr who first introduced a resolution directing Judiciary Committee to inquire into impeachment proceedings[49] — months before the Monica Lewinsky scandal came to light. Chief among the concerns Barr cited at the time was apparent obstruction of Justice Department investigations into Clinton campaign fundraising from foreign sources, chiefly China.[50]

In 1999, during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered money to anyone who could provide evidence that a prominent Republican had engaged in an extramarital affair. According to the American Journalism Review, "Barr was one of 13 House Republicans chosen to act as prosecutors in Clinton's Senate trial. Barr, Flynt's investigators found, "was guilty of king-size hypocrisy": An outspoken foe of abortion, the Georgia lawmaker had acquiesced to his then-wife having an abortion in 1983.[10] And he had invoked a legal privilege during his 1985 divorce proceeding so he could refuse to answer questions on whether he'd cheated on his second wife with the woman who is now his third.[10][51]

Criticism of Bush Administration

A man faithful to the Constitution doesn't stop criticizing presidents when the letter after their names change.

— Bob Barr, 2007[37]

Since leaving Congress in 2003, Barr has become a vocal opponent of the Patriot Act and has stated that he regrets voting for it, claiming that the Bush Administration has used it to further erode due process even in nonterrorism matters. He claims that the Clinton administration did much of the same thing.[40] In 2005--the year the Patriot Act was due for renewal Barr helped found an organization called Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, a bipartisan group dedicated to eliminating aspects of the Patriot Act that could potentially affect law-abiding citizens rather than terrorists, and to "restore traditional checks and balances on government power so the country can effectively fight terror without sacrificing the rights of innocent Americans, rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution."[52] Barr still serves as the group's chairman.

Barr has been a vocal opponent of President George W. Bush's claim of authorization to wiretap transnational phone calls without individual judicial license. He has said, "What’s wrong with it is several-fold. One, it’s bad policy for our government to be spying on American citizens through the National Security Agency. Secondly, it’s bad to be spying on Americans without court oversight. And thirdly, it’s bad to be spying on Americans apparently in violation of federal laws against doing it without court order." [citation needed]

In 2006 he debated the architect of PATRIOT Act, Viet Dinh, on terrorism and privacy issues.[53]

Departure from Republican Party

In the 2004 Presidential election, Barr abandoned the Republican Party and publicly endorsed the presidential ticket of the Libertarian Party.[54][55]

Political associations

Barr sat on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association from 2001 to 2007.[56]

More recently, Barr has become a prominent member of the American Civil Liberties Union, sometimes doing paid consulting on privacy issues.[57]

Barr is a commentator on political and social issues and is chairman of the American Conservative Union Foundation's '21st Century Center for Privacy and Freedom'.[58]

In January 2006, to emphasize the bipartisan nature of the event, Barr planned on introducing Al Gore at a speech cosponsored by the Liberty Coalition and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy to address what they called the "NSA Spying Scandal", although technical problems interfered with Barr's live satellite feed.[citation needed]

Libertarian Party

On December 12, 2006, Barr became a regional representative on the Libertarian National Committee, representing the Party's Southeast Region. Barr said: "I'm happy to announce that I am now a proud, card-carrying Libertarian who is committed to helping elect leaders who will strive for smaller government, lower taxes and abundant individual freedom."[59]

Marijuana Policy Project

Regarding the drug war, I've been there, done that, and know firsthand our current strategy is not working. Continuing to have the federal government run roughshod over the states, even if the citizens of a state decide they wish to legalize medicinal marijuana, for example, is wrong.

— Bob Barr, May 22 2008[60]

In Congress, Barr's strong stance against medical marijuana put him at odds with marijuana policy reformers such as the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) (see War on Drugs in Congressional career above). Despite this historic antagonism, in March 2007, Barr reversed his stance on medical marijuana and begin lobbying on behalf of MPP.[61][62][63] Incredibly, this new partnership saw Barr working to repeal his very own "Barr Amendment" -- the amendment that overturned a voter-approved medical marijuana initiative in Washington, D.C.,[60][61][62] and prohibits consideration of similar initatives.[33]

Barr has been careful to note that he isn't pro-drug, but rather against government intrusion.[61] In interviews he has expressed the nuanced position of simultaneously opposing legalization, yet advocating the federalist ideals of State legislation and enforcement over Federal control.[64][65]

Barr's reversal on drug policy surprised many, and perhaps none more so than MPP.[63] Nonetheless, Barr's new-found appreciation for harm reduction was heartily welcomed:

It's very rare to find someone who's willing to change their position and then be so public about it. [Barr has] definitely increased the credibility of the Marijuana Policy Project. People have to take us seriously when we walk through the door with Bob Barr.

— Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project, May 2008[60]

American Freedom Agenda

He is one of the four founders of the American Freedom Agenda, which is described as "a coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch." The American Freedom Agenda has established a 10-point Freedom Pledge for presidential candidates to confirm their commitment to civil liberties.[66] He is also a member of the Constitution Project's bipartisan Liberty and Security Committee.[67]

Other activities

In Spring 2008, Barr became an adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University and was scheduled to teach a course on privacy rights titled "Privacy and Public Policy in 21st Century Business and Society."[68]

Barr appeared in the mock documentary Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. He met with "Borat" (portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen) in the United States Capitol where he was given cheese that Borat described as being made from his wife's breast.[69]

Publications and commentary

Barr authored the 2004 book The Meaning of Is: The Squandered Impeachment and Wasted Legacy of William Jefferson Clinton (ISBN 978-0974537627)

He briefly wrote a regular column for Creative Loafing Atlanta, an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Atlanta, metropolitan area.[40][70]

In 2008, in his column "The Barr Code", he lambasted the new policy of Boston police of allowing warrantless search for firearms in teenagers' homes.[71]

Barr hosts a political talk radio show on Radio America called Bob Barr's Laws of the Universe[72], on which he has had guests including Trent Lott, Tom DeLay, Oliver North, and Robert Bork. His first "law of the Universe" is that "the world is full of idiots", and he features an "Idiot of the Week" on his show, along with a top ten of "Idiots of the Year" selected from the Idiots of the Week.

Presidential campaign

Template:Future election candidate

Main article: Bob Barr presidential campaign, 2008

In early 2008, rumors circulated that Barr was considering a presidential run under the Libertarian Party banner. Activists began a Facebook group dedicated to drafting Barr into the nomination contest,[73] and Barr later confirmed his interest.[74] He launched a presidential exploratory committee and campaign website on April 5 2008,[75] and formally announced his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination on May 12 2008.[76][77] His announcement came a mere 10 days before the start of the Libertarian Party Convention, where delegates select the presidential candidate.[78]

Rasmussen Reports has Barr polling at 6% nationwide against Barack Obama (42%), John McCain (38%), and Ralph Nader (4%).[79] The study identified Barr as the Libertarian candidate, but most voters said they didn't know enough about him to have an opinion of him personally.[79] Barr's support is a net drain on Republicans; he picked up 7% of the Republican vote, 5% of the Democratic vote, and 5% of the unaffiliated vote.[79]

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 on Sunday, May 25, 2008.[80]

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