Bob Barr on Abortion

• 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

• Financial crisis requires investigation & prosecution. (Oct 2008)
• Not government’s job to bail out Wall Street. (Oct 2008)
• 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

• Patriot Act erodes our civil liberties. (Nov 2008)
• Criticizes efforts to restrict rights of homosexuals. (Jun 2008)
• Applying habeas in Guantanamo reaffirms fundamental liberty. (Jun 2008)
• Authored Defense of Marriage Act. (May 2008)
• Threats to liberty in post-9/11 world require libertarianism. (May 2008)
• The Nanny State is getting increasingly intrusive. (Apr 2008)
• Took post with ACLU based on fundamental common interests. (Dec 2003)
• 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

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

Bob Barr on Crime

• 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)
• Prevent luxurious conditions in prisons. (Jan 1995)

Bob Barr on Drugs

• Favors the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. (Jun 2008)
• No national nannies: leave smokers alone. (Jun 2008)
• The Clintons welcomed drug criminals into White House. (Jul 2004)
• Illegal drug traffickers are murderers. (Jul 2004)
• In Congress, a strong supporter of the War on Drugs. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
• Ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs. (Mar 1999)

Bob Barr on Education

• Don’t let California home schooling ban spread. (Apr 2008)
• 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

• Voted YES on nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain. (Mar 2000)
• 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

• Human beings are more important than mussels. (Dec 2007)
• Voted to reauthorize the Clean Water Act. (May 1995)

Bob Barr on Families & Children

• 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

• Neocon aggression opens can of worms: others will do same. (Dec 2003)
• 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

• For free trade, but pull out of NAFTA & the WTO. (Nov 2008)
• 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

• Put Constitution front & center. (Oct 2008)
• Clinton & Reno covered up 1996 illegal campaign finance. (Jul 2004)
• Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Restrict campaign donations from foreigners or 3rd parties. (May 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

• 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

• 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

• Bush deceived Congress about use of Patriot Act. (Oct 2008)
• Supports both pre-emptive and responsive war. (Oct 2008)
• Restore habeas corpus and protect citizens from government. (Apr 2008)
• Restore military to defense; commit to non-intervention. (Apr 2008)
• Real ID Act is Big Government at its worst. (Jan 2008)
• Real ID Act is Big Government at its worst. (Jan 2008)
• Should have impeached Clinton for national security failings. (Jul 2004)
• Loud Congressional critic of government’s abuses of power. (Dec 2003)
• Regrets voting for the USA PATRIOT Act. (Dec 2003)
• Matrix system and TIA are privacy-invasive programs. (Dec 2003)
• Military tribunals ok, if monitored & defined. (Dec 2003)
• 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

• Open borders to anyone who wants to cross, with screening. (Nov 2008)
• 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

• Obama and McCain indistinguishable on policy positions. (Oct 2008)
• We need a builder for this country; I am Bob the Builder. (Oct 2008)
• Seeks Ron Paul’s supporters based on libertarian message. (Jun 2008)
• On ballot in 48 states; working on last two. (Jun 2008)
• Libertarian nominee hopes to be on ballot in all 50 states. (May 2008)
• McCain is big-government; I am small-government. (May 2008)
• Expects votes to come from those who would sit out election. (May 2008)
• Rejects “spolier” label; expects to win electoral votes. (May 2008)
• Served as US Attorney and as a CIA official. (Apr 2008)
• Announces for president: time for principle over complacency. (Apr 2008)
• Clinton echoed Nixon’s claim of being above the law. (Jul 2004)
• Religious affiliation: Methodist. (Nov 2000)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Bob Barr on Social Security

• Social Security is immoral; make it voluntary. (Nov 2008)
• 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

• New tax revolt: both reduce and simplify taxes. (Jun 2008)
• Lower taxes by dramatically cutting back size of government. (May 2008)
• 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 War & Peace

• Iraq won’t collapse when we leave; start leaving now. (Oct 2008)
• America is not an occupying power. (Jun 2008)
• 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

• 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)