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 Government
Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked. -Bob Barr Space
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 Education
Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked. -Bob Barr Technology
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 Politics
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 Business
It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for today's intelligence challenges. -Bob Barr Intelligence
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 Good
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 all life has to offer. -Bob Barr Parenting
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 Architecture
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 Government
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 Legal
