United Liberty

Since the beginning of his Presidential bid Rep. Bob Barr has been attempting to inject the issue of privacy into the 2008 election and policy debates. Sadly, even as Congress debated the largest overhaul of FISA and the surrounding policies since the 70s, little has come of the consistent attempts. The issue just has not caught on with the media, politicos, or even the public. Republicans who believe they already have the upper hand politically on the issue do not want to press their perceived advantage and Democrats do not want to appear weak on national security come November. With the Administration having “got” most of what it wanted legislatively regarding this issue we are most likely to be destined to a toxic stalemate over the coming months with little debate for change. In spite of lack of recent success Bob Barr is attempting to change the “toxic stalemate” to an actual debate that is heavy on logic/reason and low on fear.