To say Bob Barr is a controversial figure is an understatement. When he represented Georgia in the House from 1995 to 2003, he was a staunch opponent of
same-sex marriage rights, was an adamant supporter of the
War on Drugs and
led the charge to impeach President Clinton.
Well, times have changed since Barr left office. In 2002,
he consulted with the ACLU on data privacy issues, and now
he’s lobbying for the Marijuana Policy Project. And we learned today that
he’s on our side when it comes to the
Hazleton decision:
Local governments in Georgia and other states would be well-served to review Munley’s extensively researched, 206-page order. While likely to be appealed, the judge’s decision is supported by other rulings in diverse parts of the country. It should serve as a cautionary light to local politicians anointing themselves federal government surrogate enforcers.
You can read the full editorial in the
Atlanta-Journal Constitution. He makes some great points about how this decision should make lawmakers in
Cherokee County, Ga. rethink their own discriminatory ordinance against immigrants.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:20 am
[...] Act and the NSA’s terrorist surveillance program is enough to drop consideration. He has also sided with the ACLU on the immigration issue, opposing local law enforcement from helping to enforce immigration [...]