Bob Barr Testimony on Executive Power and Statement on Iran

On Friday, Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for President of the United States, testified before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary during a hearing on “Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations.” The video below contains short clips from his testimony during this hearing.



Barr submitted to the judiciary committee written testimony available on his campaign website and also as a PDF.

In other news on the Barr campaign this week, Barr’s statement that war with Iran would be disastrous was reported today in the Tehran Times. From a statement released by the Barr campaign on July 24th:

“It is imperative to find a peaceful answer, since war with Iran would be disastrous for all concerned,” emphasizes Barr. “American troops in Iraq would be at risk. U.S. citizens would be targeted for terrorist acts. Tehran could retaliate against Israel. Oil shipments would be disrupted, causing energy prices to soar even higher. Allied states in the Persian Gulf would be vulnerable to attack. Chances for democratic change in Iran would be set back.”

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Bob Barr Congressional Testimony on Executive Power


The entire 6-hour House Judiciary Committee Hearing is archived on C-SPAN. Bob Barr speaks about 2 hours 5 minutes into this C-SPAN video, and again at about 4 hours 29 minutes.