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Bob Barr Speaks ‘Out’

In a recent interview, Pepe Johnson of Integrity in Service, a group dedicated to end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', spent some time with former republican Congressman Bob Barr. The Georgia Congressman was better known as being an ultra-conservative among his colleagues and was one of the leaders in the efforts to impeach former President Bill Clinton. Shocking the media and his coworkers, Barr made a republican no-no when his Op-Ed was featured in the Wall Street Journal in June calling for the repeal of "Don't Ask , Don't Tell" and illustrated his support for open service. "The fact is, equal treatment of gay and lesbian service members is about as conservative a position as one cares to articulate," he wrote. He explains what he meant by this to Pepe saying, "At the core of the conservative philosophy of governance, is respect for the individual and respect for the rule of law. And that means you have the rule of law, and you don't have the rule of law that applies to this group and not to that group." "The lack of integrity and the lack of consistency in applying the laws of our country to individuals regardless of some arbitrary criteria such as sexual orientation is really one of the reasons why I think a lot of Americans are becoming more and more dissatisfied with traditional political parties." -Jason Knight

Labels: Bob Barr, don't ask don't tell, Pepe Johnson, YouTube Video

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10-22-07