Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin?
By Mary Starrett
July 1, 2008
NewsWithViews.com
Being For the Constitution SOME of the Time And Not All Of The Time Is Like Being ‘A Little Bit Pregnant’
Bob Barr, former Republican Congressman and US Attorney and now the Libertarian Party candidate for president has held many positions that constitutionalists can agree with. Many see Barr as the natural movement forward of the Ron Paul campaign, but even the most cursory examination of Bob Barr’s past political positions show he doesn’t pass the smell test.
In other words, you can’t be for adherence to the Constitution some of the time and against it some of the time, as we shall see Bob Barr clearly is.
Close enough is not close enough at all when it comes to our civil liberties and the rights guaranteed in the founding documents.
Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin (www.Baldwin2008.com) believes the US Constitution was then and is now designed to tie down the tentacles of the Federal government and that any and all powers given to the Federal government are clearly outlined in and limited by that document.
Bob Barr has not held fast to that single absolute and that is why you should know there is a very large distinction between Barr and Baldwin.• Barr is in favor of an interventionist foreign policy, arguing for intervention in Iran and South America, among other countries. Barr voted for the Iraq war. He praised Bush because "the surge is working." Chuck Baldwin believes, as our Founders did, that we should be a friend to all and avoid ‘foreign entanglements’. Baldwin has stated that if elected he would see to it that those who have been sent to fight the illegal, unconstitutional and immoral wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would receive orders to return home immediately.Bob Barr is no Chuck Baldwin and that is why in November it behooves liberty-minded Americans to vote for the Constitution and vote for the Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin.
• Barr voted for the Patriot Act, and favored reauthorization of that liberty-robbing set of laws. Chuck Baldwin has always stood against the Patriot Act as an unconstitutional power grab by the executive branch.
• Barr favors a national sales tax. Chuck Baldwin contends that does not reform our tax system, it merely re-orders the heavy-handed manner the IRS controls the illegal and unfair robbing of Peter to subsidize Paul.
• He’s held an advisory position with the ACLU- a group which has worked tirelessly to push anti- Christian and anti- free speech agendas
• While Bob Barr has publicly, at times, supported pro-life groups, sadly, in his private life, according to his ex wife, Barr encouraged the abortion of their child.
• Chuck Baldwin has been a vocal and steadfast defender of the sanctity of life- publicly and privately.
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The Rev. Dr. Chuck Baldwin is one of my favorite columnists - but I don't know if it is wise for him to be on the top of a national presidential ticket.
As for Mr. Barr, he is not ideal... I noticed that immigration is left off of Mrs./Miss Starrett's list. The former Congressman was very good on that issue, when he served in office... But I am afraid that he may have now allowed his libertarian streak to interfere with necessary enforcement measures.
Then again, Dr. Baldwin could do the same thing, from a constitutionalist perspective.
This is a unique election, in which we have two major-party candidates who are even more similar than the options we had in 2000.
If there is going to be a major "third party" alternative, then it would be best if a coalition was forged, behind a single ticket.
I hope that Barr has changed his view on the Iraq war (he clearly has on the USA PATRIOT Act and overall privacy issues), contrary to the impression given by column... Actually, he was already a privacy advocate, when he was in Congress, and an advocate of pro-liberty issues and causes (despite what some Illinois LP leaders asserted... But that's a topic that I should write about, at another time).
[Though, considering how long my blog backlog has gotten, over these years, there's no saying when - or if - that will be done. I wish that I could have a week (though it may take a month, or year, or maybe a decade!) to compose entries about all of these topics, that I've saved as thoughts, drafts, and scribbles.
I am very glad to see that your weblog is still up-and-running, and very-current! [I was just trying to update the blogroll at my secondary blog, and was glad to see that this one is still up - and even with the same url!! (And of course, I'm glad to see that your point-of-view hasn't changed, either!!! :-)
Keep up the great work!!!]
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As for Mr. Barr, he is not ideal... I noticed that immigration is left off of Mrs./Miss Starrett's list. The former Congressman was very good on that issue, when he served in office... But I am afraid that he may have now allowed his libertarian streak to interfere with necessary enforcement measures.
Then again, Dr. Baldwin could do the same thing, from a constitutionalist perspective.
This is a unique election, in which we have two major-party candidates who are even more similar than the options we had in 2000.
If there is going to be a major "third party" alternative, then it would be best if a coalition was forged, behind a single ticket.
I hope that Barr has changed his view on the Iraq war (he clearly has on the USA PATRIOT Act and overall privacy issues), contrary to the impression given by column... Actually, he was already a privacy advocate, when he was in Congress, and an advocate of pro-liberty issues and causes (despite what some Illinois LP leaders asserted... But that's a topic that I should write about, at another time).
[Though, considering how long my blog backlog has gotten, over these years, there's no saying when - or if - that will be done. I wish that I could have a week (though it may take a month, or year, or maybe a decade!) to compose entries about all of these topics, that I've saved as thoughts, drafts, and scribbles.
I am very glad to see that your weblog is still up-and-running, and very-current! [I was just trying to update the blogroll at my secondary blog, and was glad to see that this one is still up - and even with the same url!! (And of course, I'm glad to see that your point-of-view hasn't changed, either!!! :-)
Keep up the great work!!!]
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