'''Bob Barr''' (1948–Present), [[Christian]] [[conservative]] and [[strict construction|strict constitutionalist]], and was the 2008 [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]]. As a former [[Representative]] of [[Georgia]]'s seventh House district, he gained a reputation as a staunch social conservative, outspoken on the war on drugs and [[gay marriage]]. Prior to his congressional service, Barr was appointed by [[Ronald Reagan]] to be a US Attorney. Barr also served for a period in the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
Barr is a Christian with strong support among evangelical voters. He strongly opposes [[abortion]] and he campaigned his Presidential run largely in opposition to [[Roe v. Wade]], a controversial [[Supreme Court]] decision that made [[abortion]] legal in the United States. While a Congressman, his most notable achievement was the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] (DOMA) which stated that only a man and a woman could be legally married. He wrote the bill which was signed into law by [[President Bill Clinton]] in 1996. During the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, Bob Barr became nationally-recognized as a major proponent of impeachment.
As a Libertarian Party statesman, Barr consistently supports a weaker federal government and believes that many federal laws should be decided by the states. This is the case for defending marriage, which he decided should be done by the states rather than the federal government. He has also recently expressed reservations about the negative effects of the [[War On Drugs]] from a libertarian perspective. Consistent with this new position, he changed his stance on medicinal marijuana<ref>http://www.mpp.org/bob-barr-joins-mpp.html</ref> and later approved the purchase of a block of Blue Moonshine to aid an ailing family member. During his 2008 Presidential run, he campaigned on a platform of restricted central government, including the federal bureaucracy, regulation, and Nanny state policies.