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Barr has been a vocal opponent of President Bush's claim of authorization to wiretap transnational phone calls without individual judicial license. He has said, "What's wrong with it is several-fold. One, it's bad policy for our government to be spying on American citizens through the National Security Agency. Secondly, it's bad to be spying on Americans without court oversight. And thirdly, it's bad to be spying on Americans apparently in violation of federal laws against doing it without court order." {{Fact|date=February 2007}} | Barr has been a vocal opponent of President Bush's claim of authorization to wiretap transnational phone calls without individual judicial license. He has said, "What's wrong with it is several-fold. One, it's bad policy for our government to be spying on American citizens through the National Security Agency. Secondly, it's bad to be spying on Americans without court oversight. And thirdly, it's bad to be spying on Americans apparently in violation of federal laws against doing it without court order." {{Fact|date=February 2007}} | ||
In January | In January 2006, to emphasize the bipartisan nature of the event, Barr planned on introducing Al Gore at a speech co-sponsored by the [[Liberty Coalition]] and the [[American Constitution Society for Law and Policy]] to address what they called the "NSA Spying Scandal", although technical problems interfered with Barr's live satellite feed.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | ||
On December 12, [[2006]], he became a regional representative on the [[Libertarian National Committee]], representing the Party's Southeast Region.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.lp.org/media/article_447.shtml |title=Former Congressman Bob Barr Accepts Leadership Position within the Libertarian Party |publisher= |date=[[December 15]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> Since joining the Libertarian Party, Barr has reversed his previous stance favoring the [[War on Drugs]] and is now a lobbyist for the [[Marijuana Policy Project]]. He is one of the four principle people from the conservative movement behind the [[American Freedom Agenda]][http://americanfreedomagenda.org/], which is described as "a coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch."[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070321-120659-9655r.htm] The American Freedom Agenda has established a 10-point [http://americanfreedomagenda.org/about/freedompledge.htm Freedom Pledge] for presidential candidates which confirms their commitment to civil liberties. According to Barr, | On December 12, [[2006]], he became a regional representative on the [[Libertarian National Committee]], representing the Party's Southeast Region.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.lp.org/media/article_447.shtml |title=Former Congressman Bob Barr Accepts Leadership Position within the Libertarian Party |publisher= |date=[[December 15]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> Since joining the Libertarian Party, Barr has reversed his previous stance favoring the [[War on Drugs]] and is now a lobbyist for the [[Marijuana Policy Project]]. He is one of the four principle people from the conservative movement behind the [[American Freedom Agenda]][http://americanfreedomagenda.org/], which is described as "a coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch."[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070321-120659-9655r.htm] The American Freedom Agenda has established a 10-point [http://americanfreedomagenda.org/about/freedompledge.htm Freedom Pledge] for presidential candidates which confirms their commitment to civil liberties. According to Barr, | ||
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! Party !! Candidate/Running Mate !! Electoral Votes !! Percent !! Votes | ! Party !! Candidate/Running Mate !! Electoral Votes !! Percent !! Votes | ||
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| Democratic || | | Democratic || Barack Obama/Joe Biden || 365 || 53% || 69,498,516 | ||
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| Republican || John McCain/Sarah Palin || 173 || 45.7% || 59,948,323 | | Republican || John McCain/Sarah Palin || 173 || 45.7% || 59,948,323 | ||