Bob Barr, The Libertarian Party Candidate
 Friday, October 31st, 2008  by Connie T.

As promised, we're counting down the third party presidential candidates before election day for you, so that you have all the information you may need. Bob Barr is the Libertarian Party candidate, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a former federal prosecutor.

For his political positions, Bob Barr is against same-sex marriage, having authored and sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 stating marriage is only between a man and a woman.

He was in favor of the Patriot Act, but now publicly regrets that.

He was a strong proponent of the war on drugs and is against medical marijuana as well.

Bob Barr voted for the Iraq Resolution, but now calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Barr favors a form of consumption tax such as the FairTax plan.

Some of the most vocal advocates of FairTax have been Mike Huckabee and Mike Gravel.

Bob Barr was the first person to introduce an impeachment resolution against former President Bill Clinton to the Judiciary Committee.

Bob Barr has been a strong critic of the George W. Bush administration.

Random fact: Bob Barr proposed that the Pentagon ban the practice of Wicca in the military.

Well we certainly don't have to agree with the stances of these third party candidates to introduce them to you...but we're here for you!

For more info on Bob Barr and his campaign, just visit BobBarr2008.com.

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