Appearing at CPAC on a panel on the balance between national security and personal freedoms, he defended the DoJ's attempt to try some terrorists in civilian courts. As described by Sam Stein, that's when the boos started cascading around him.
Then, as he has done before, he opposed waterboarding:
"It's not enhanced interrogation techniques. Waterboarding is torture. How would you like to be waterboarded? Try that!"He even suggested that those who used waterboarding should be brought before a judge.
Barr and I are still far apart on most issues . But his libertarian stance on civil liberties brings us together on some issues. And he stood his ground at CPAC. Bully for you, Bob Barr.
Ralph
However, I still love this anecdote, told by David Mixner, who was there. Then Congressman Barr was holding subcommittee hearings on the proposed Defense of Marriage Act. The head of Human Rights Campaign was testifying, and she got fed up with his bloviating about the "sanctity of marriage."
ReplyDeleteShe finally slammed him hand down on the table and said sternly: "Mr. Barr. Which of your marriages do we threaten? Your first marriage? Your second marriage? or Your third marriage?
Point. Set. And Match.