Bob Barr
Robert L. (Bob) Barr, Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is an attorney and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia, from 1995 to 2003.
Barr, a member of the Republican Party, is an adamant proponent of the War on Drugs. Prior to his work in Congress, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. He served from 1986 until 1990. Despite being an ardent drug warrior, Barr opposed the RAVE Act as well as the USA PATRIOT Act, and voted against both measures.
He was also a staunch supporter of the right to bear arms. He achieved the most fame as one of the leaders of the effort that resulted in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton (who was later spared removal from office).
Due to redistricting his constituency was divided into two new districts. He decided to run in the half against another Republican incumbent and lost. During the campaign he accidentally fired a gun at a gun show, a major blow to his credibility.
More recently Barr has become one of the more prominent members of the American Civil Liberties Union, sometimes doing paid consulting on privacy issues. In the 2004 Presidential election, Barr abandoned the Republican Party and publicly endorsed the Libertarian presidential ticket.
Barr was succeeded by Rep. John Linder (R).