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Bob Barr on DrugsLibertarian for President; Former Republican Representative (GA-7) |
Despite his open appeal to conservatives, Barr's recent renunciations of Republican backed legislation will limit his appeal among movement conservatives. Barr has changed his mind and now strongly opposes the war, condemns the Patriot Act as a violation of civil liberties, criticizes efforts to restrict rights of homosexuals, and even favors the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
We all know that smoking is bad for people's health, but most of us also believe that America remains a free country, in which people should be able to make mistakes. Yet for years "would-be national nannies have been attempting to give the FDA the power to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products," says Barr. The latest proposal is moving through Congress with the support of the Republican and Democratic presidential contenders.
But "the last thing we need today is more regulation and more bureaucrats, which inevitably means less freedom," explains Barr. People know smoking is bad for their health, which is why ever fewer people light up. Washington should leave smokers and other tobacco users alone.
To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distribution of needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit Federal funds from being expended to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.
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