Barr Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee

May Seek Libertarian Party Nomination

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Addressing Midwestern
activists at the Heartland Libertarian Conference today, former Congressman
Bob Barr announced the launch of the Bob Barr 2008 Presidential Exploratory
Committee (BobBarr2008.com).
In his speech, Barr noted that, "America today faces a grave moral and
leadership crisis, and those of us who care about our country's future can no
longer sit on the sidelines and remain neutral." "As Dante Alighieri said
many centuries ago," Barr observed, "the hottest places in Hell are reserved
for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."
Continuing, Barr stated that, "some say it is not now expedient or politically
pragmatic to do the right thing, for the right reason." But, he then asked
his audience, "When has there been a better time? When has the risk of
inaction carried more serious consequences? When will it be appropriate to
take extraordinary steps? What must happen to our Constitution before we set
aside our complacency and expediency in favor of principle?"
Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of
Representatives from 1995 to 2003, where he served as a senior member of the
Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and
as a member of the Committee on Financial Services. Prior to his congressional
career, Barr was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and also served as an official
with the CIA for nearly eight years.
Since leaving Congress, Barr has been practicing law and actively
advocating American citizens' right to privacy and other civil liberties
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. He serves also as a board member for the
National Rifle Association, and works with the American Conservative Union and
other groups.
Barr's speech to the Heartland audience touched on the issues the
candidates for the two major status quo parties have not addressed
sufficiently, namely: the urgent need for truly cutting the size of the
federal government, protecting our civil liberties, securing our borders, and
fundamentally reforming our tax code.
"Removing 'earmarks' but not cutting the underlying spending is simply
government as usual and is nothing more than a cynical shell game," Barr
stated; adding, "and that's the high water mark in the debate thus far." Barr
said this is not adequate, and that America's voters deserve better than a
choice between the lesser of two evils."
The Libertarian Party, America's oldest and largest third party, formed in
1971, is on track to achieve ballot access in at least 48 states. Its
nominee will be chosen at the Libertarian National Convention which will be
held in Denver, COMay 22 through 26.
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Audrey Mullen, +1-703-548-1160, Audrey@AdvocacyInk.com, for Bob Barr 2008
Presidential Exploratory Committee