How is it possible the Bob Barr is your candidate?

He seems so anti Libertarian its almost silly.

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Explain....

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Collective? I'm sure thats easy when your not surrounded by a bunch of (*)(*)(*)(*)ing retards!!!

Why do you say that?

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I feel sorry for people who can only see black and white in a full color world.

Ok , on what issues?


http://www.ontheissues.org/GA/Bob_Barr.htm

(I am playing Devil's Advocate)

(I do like him however)

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If it was that easy, everyone would do it.

Bob Barr and the Libertarian Party have compromised some of the ideals behind libertarianism to meet the political climate and realities of today. It is the pragamtic approach realizing the America could not instantly become a libertarian society if a Libertarian were elected president today.

He is endorsing many of the Libertarian positions right out of the gate though such as ending the war on drugs, reducing and eventually eliminating US interventionism in the sovereign affairs of other nations, ending domestic spying, and actually reducing the size of the US government (i.e. not just reducing it's growth).

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Soldiers swear to protect and defend the Constitution with their lives.

Politicians swear to protect and defend the Constitution with someone else's life.

He claims he has changed and regrets his old anti-libertarian positions. I just hope he's telling the truth.

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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Schopenhauer

Unlibertarian positions on issues (using Saryk's link):

• 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 requiring states to test students. (May 2001)

• Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)

Possibly Unlibertarian Positions:

• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
• Sponsored bill declaring English the US' official language. (Jan 1999)

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My enduring personal, original quote: Many mistake what should rightly be called "passivism" for pacifism. Pacifism and passivism are COMPLETELY different.
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"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --President George W. Bush.
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Everything about the War on Terror(ism) is aggravating.

There is no way of know for sure but if he has then he followed exactly the same path that I did in enbracing the libertarian philosophies. He still holds some positions that I am opposed to such as using "Black Ops" to achieve tactical objectives.

In any case his position is far superior to either Obama or McCain which is why I am supporting him for president. He doesn't fit into the catagory of the "Lessor or two evils" which would prevent me from supporting him at all.

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Soldiers swear to protect and defend the Constitution with their lives.

Politicians swear to protect and defend the Constitution with someone else's life.

You're right, he's no libertarian, he's a conservative and an opportunist. Of course, it's just proof that the conservatives have hijacked the LP.

He is no conservative , he is Republican , who is running as a libertarian

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But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
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