History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I think what the American people are going to see down the road is significant inflationary pressure as a result of all… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Let us not rush into a vast expansion of government power in a misguided attempt to protect freedom. In doing so, we… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I'm pro-life but I believe that the federal government ought to stay out of it. That's a decision that the people of… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
MoveOn loves government. It remains enamored of government spending as fuel for its liberal agenda; and anything that threatens to close that… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I believe in the Constitution. I believe in separation of powers. I believe in the rule of law. I believe in limited… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The move to tax Internet sales, clothed as a 'fairness' issue, is the typical 'wolf-in-sheep's-clothing' ploy so often used by governments unwilling… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
I sense that conservatives have largely already tuned out to the coming elections, after six years of burgeoning federal spending and inaction… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The backlash against Big Government is an encouraging sign of a growing resistance to the mission creep of federal power. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
In a single generation, the Internet has given to virtually every person on the face of the earth the ability to communicate… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
On taking office, Obama promised the 'most transparent' administration in history; yet his record as president has been anything but transparent. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
A critical component of White House Scandal Defense 101 is rallying the partisan base. This keeps approval ratings in territory where the wheels don't… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The 2011 riots in England, which left five dead and caused more than $300 million in property damage, were fueled by a generation of… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and entitled to… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
It is not just software glitches and corrupted memory cards that should be on the minds of election officials. Hackers pose another very real… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
People come up to me and tell me they support me because I never left my principles. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for today's intelligence challenges. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
