Name: Bob Barr

Party: Libertarian

Education: J.D, Georgetown University Law Center, M.A., George Washington University and B.A., University of Southern California

Political Experience: U.S. Representative for the 7th District of Georgia (1995-2003); senior member of the Judiciary Committee; vice-chairman of the Government Reform Committee; member of the Committee on Financial Services; practices law with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger; runs a consulting firm; Liberty Strategies LLC; occupied the 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy at the American Conservative Union (2003-2008); National Rifle Association board member since 1997; member of The Constitution Project’s Initiative on Liberty and Security; member of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (2003-2005); Privacy International board member; adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University; national officer for Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1986-1990); Southeastern Legal Foundation President (1990-1991); CIA official (1971-1978); U.S. delegation official member; speaker with the All American Speakers Bureau.

Stances:

Civil rights: Government laws should respect each person as an individual and treat them equally as such.

Economy: Drastically reduce spending by limiting federal outlays to only the government’s legitimate functions, as provided in the U.S. Constitution

Education: Return authority to parents for deciding their children’s schooling without interference from government.

Health care: Reform health care policy based on the principle of consumer-oriented health care.

War in Iraq: Plans for withdrawal without undue delay without publicly announcing timetable to adversaries.

Source: www.bobbarr2008.com