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MoveOn loves government. It remains enamored of government spending as fuel for its liberal agenda; and anything that threatens to close that spigot in any degree is perceived as a dire threat - worthy of Chicken-Little warnings that the sky is going to fall.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Agenda Any Anything Close Degree Dire Enamored Fall Fuel Going Government Government Spending Liberal Loves Perceived Remains Sky Spending Threat Threatens Warnings Worthy

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Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Defense Find Firearms Manufacturers Playing Themselves

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The backlash against Big Government is an encouraging sign of a growing resistance to the mission creep of federal power.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Against Backlash Big Big Government Creep Encouraging Federal Government Growing Mission Power Resistance Sign

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The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Abroad Activity Agent American Assumes Average Average American Because Close Come Contents Criminal Device Does Electronic Give Government Her His Ipad Just Just Because Likely Meeting Returning Right Seize Threshold Trip Vacation Would

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Unfortunately, most gun control advocates are not really interested in rational debate, and their political games simply send Alice chasing white rabbits down holes.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Advocate Alice Chasing Control Debate Down Games Gun Gun Control Holes Interested Most Political Rabbits Rational Really Send Simply Unfortunately White

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People and organizations other than doctors increasingly are assuming power to decide which medications to prescribe or procedures to undertake. More and more, decisions about personal healthcare are no longer made by the treating physicians in consultation with their patients, and based on the doctors' expertise.

~Bob Barr

Topics: About Assuming Based Consultation Decide Decisions Doctors Expertise Healthcare Increasingly Longer Made Medications More More And More Organizations Other Patients People Personal Physicians Power Prescribe Procedures Than Treating Undertake Which

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History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Aftermath Big Big Government Crisis Government History Immediate Real Shown

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The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'

~Bob Barr

Topics: Accused American Ancient Back Being Burden Century Concept Cornerstone Forms Judicial Judicial System Julius Legal Moral Name National National Security Placing Principle Proof Quickly Rather Roman Second Security System Than Third Undermined Which

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In a single generation, the Internet has given to virtually every person on the face of the earth the ability to communicate with fellow human beings on virtually any topic, at any time, and in every nook and cranny on the globe. This magnificent invention has done this without succumbing to government control.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Ability Any Beings Communicate Control Done Earth Every Face Fellow Generation Given Globe Government Government Control Human Human Beings Internet Invention Magnificent Person Single Time Topic Virtually Without

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Iran is not a make-believe country. It is a real country populated by some 75 million people - real people; including, I daresay, a majority who are philosophically and by education inclined toward the modern, secular world, and particularly American values.

~Bob Barr

Topics: American American Values Country Education Inclined Including Iran Majority Make-Believe Million Million People Modern Particularly People Philosophically Real Real People Secular Some Toward Values Who World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 5th, 1948

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