Bills Sponsored:

Barry Moore in his own words:

‍ ‍Barry Moore’s website describes himself as “Alabama’s Most Conservative Congressman” and “the first elected official in America to endorse Donald Trump”. He lists his priorities in the U.S. Senate as: Border Security and Immigration (including English as the official language), Law and Order (and opposing radical left groups), Protecting Women’s Sports (via transphobic legislation), the Second Amendment, Small Business, Stand with President Trump, The Economy (where he then only describes how he believes Trump has built the economy), and Veterans.

Barry Moore in the bills he’s sponsored:

This guy sucks. One of his bills, H.R. 8756, also called the CRUSADE Act, would require any immigrants applying for their citizenship to renounce the tenants of their Muslim faith (Sharia law). It’s clear through his legislation he doesn’t have a clue what Sharia law is, and that requiring Muslim people to renounce it would be like asking Christians to renounce the Ten Commandments. To be clear, I don’t care for either religion. I think they both have radical groups that are oppressive to women, and less radical groups that are kind and wonderful because they’ve modernized and don’t take everything in their holy books as completely timeless and literal. Another bill he’s proposed, H.R. 5969, would require doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication to dox themselves, in case states where these medications are illegal want to prosecute them. Keep in mind, while most, if not all states that have made abortion illegal have added carve-outs to their legislation for cases of medical emergencies, doctors are too scared of losing their license or going to jail within these states to provide life-saving abortions because they would have to prove in court that it was an emergency. It’s hard to prove an abortion is a medical necessity until it’s too late and risky. This bill would give doctors in other states, where abortion pills are legal, reason to fear prescribing these medicines to women who wouldn’t be able to acquire them otherwise.

Barry Moore has sponsored some bills I approve of. H.R. 5152 would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to give an I.D. to any prisoners being released from federal custody. A major issue within homeless communities is that many homeless people have their I.D. lost or stolen, and in order to receive another I.D. you typically have to have an I.D. already, or at least a birth certificate. Without an I.D., they aren’t able to apply for any kind of job or assistance that would help them escape homelessness.

His potential successor:

‍ ‍ Barry Moore is currently running against Everett W. Wess. Everett Wess’ website describes him as a “lifelong public servant, civil rights advocate, and experienced attorney”. His proclaimed goal is to fight to “Protect Alabama jobs, Healthcare, and Tough fair justice”. He also professes a passion for safe communities, affordable healthcare, and protecting the rights of all citizens by advocating for fair courts. The fact that Everett Wess’ website doesn’t mention “Sharia law” even once already puts him head and shoulders above Barry Moore in my opinion.

His blog posts also describe him as the son of a union worker, and the great-grandson of sharecroppers. The voter guide blog post on his website elaborates even further on his views, values, and background.