The most shameful element of our cultural decline is our continued toleration for abortion. Even with the developments of modern technology, in which the humanity of the unborn child can be known beyond any doubt, the child in the womb remains shamefully unprotected in the United States. It is impossible to tolerate abortion without hardening our hearts and becoming indifferent to the value of human life, and indeed that is what we see happening all over this great land. It is time to end legal abortion in the United States of America - once and for all. My administration will explore every legal means of so doing. Until that is accomplished we will implement an all-out propaganda war against abortion in every department, every agency, and every venue at our disposal. This will include a generous budget for advertisements on television, radio, and billboards across the nation. State and local governments and schools will be heavily incentivized to do the same.
I can't say it much better. Note here what has been missing from the efforts of our "pro-life" presidents: an effort to change hearts.
If you truly recognize the evil of abortion, then you have to be tireless in your efforts to eradicate it. Some say a president can't do much to outlaw abortion-maybe he is somewhat limited in direct action (although I am not sure all direct actions have been explored), but there is plenty to do indirectly-and it starts with personnel
A president has to be surrounded by people who share his beliefs and world view, at least in a general way. If a culture of life is to permeate an administration, it has to be there everywhere: from the oval office to the pentagon, to the FDA, to the Department of Education, to the Surgeon General, to the NSA, etc. We can't compartmentalize our administration, just like we can't limit our contact with God to Sundays (St Paul's exhortation is to pray always.)
The culture of life needs to inform our economic policy (economies as if people matter), our immigration policies, our military policies, our foreign aid-well you get the picture. Too often, we have had pro-life rhetoric in one sector and utilitarian policies everywhere else.
A Curley administration would examine not only policies, but governmental structures to see how they reflect a culture of life.
Specifics will come later, right now I am just laying out broad principles. Next: self-government.
Oremus pro invicem!
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