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It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Control Cultural Gun Gun Control Problem

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Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Benefits Down Down The Road Exploration Information Information Technology Looking Medicine Overlooked Road Should Space Space Exploration Technology Yields

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Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics, violent crime, and some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere in the country.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Also Anywhere Architecture Beautiful Chicago City Control Corrupt Country Crime Expensive Good Gun Gun Control Known Laws Politics Reputation Some Stores Strictest Unfortunately Violent Windy

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For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by statutory and regulatory measures.

~Bob Barr

Topics: American American Public Away Been Business Civil Civil Liberties Far Kept Liberties Long Measures Public Regulatory Sector Silence Too

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Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation of national sovereignty is a nation's ability to protect its borders.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Ability After Borders Country Courts Entering Federal Foundation Goods Government Long Nation National National Sovereignty People Power Protect Recognized Robust Sovereignty Very

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When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Actions Branch Example Executive Executive Branch Focused Government Government Officials Help Manner Officials Over Oversight Period Preparation Prevent Professional Proper Reveal Serious Shortcomings Stand Undertaking

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Nobody is denying we should investigate and do what we can to prevent gun crime in our cities and towns. But, we should not scapegoat the American gun owner for complicated, cultural problems we are just beginning to understand.

~Bob Barr

Topics: American Beginning Cities Complicated Crime Cultural Denying Gun Investigate Just Nobody Our Owner Prevent Problems Scapegoat Should Towns Understand

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The Tea Party knows that continuing to delay charting a course to spending reform hurts everybody.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Continuing Course Delay Everybody Hurts Knows Party Reform Spending Tea Tea Party

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Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any given time outside of one's own home, an American citizen can reasonably assume his movements and actions are being monitored by something, by somebody, somewhere.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Actions American American Citizen Any Any Given Time Assume Being Citizen Considering Federal Federal Government Given Government His Home Ironic Least Level Movements Outside Own Privacy Reasonably Say Somebody Something Somewhere Surveillance Taking Time Today Virtually

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Presidential and vice-presidential debates are not about campaign staff or consultants, and it is high time we as a people took control and reminded them and their candidates of that important fact.

~Bob Barr

Topics: About Campaign Candidates Consultants Control Debates Fact High High Time Important People Presidential Reminded Staff Them Time Took

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 5th, 1948

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