Governor Huckabee (hearts) ONE

Aug 6th, 2007 2:48 PM UTC
By Josh Chernila, ONE Online Communities Coordinator

The ONE Campaign today joined a blogger conference call hosted by Arkansas Governor and Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

The Governor fielded questions ranging from home schooling and No Child Left Behind to the Iraq War and Veteran’s Rights.

Here’s the question we asked:

As a man of faith, what do you see as the moral obligation of the President of the United States in addressing problems such as the spread of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, and working to alleviate hunger? Do you support any of the issue campaigns such as ONE Vote ’08 that are working to bring attention to these problems?”

To which the Governor replied:

“It is a moral imperative. As the Gospel tells us, ‘unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required’,” a direct quote from the Bible (Luke 12:48). “While I don’t have the right as President to force others to act charitably, there are specific cases, especially in providing access to safe drinking water and addressing disease, where a President has a responsibility to take action.”

The Governor went on to explain that the reason he supports and endorses the ONE Campaign is that instability and desperation in the developing world can lead people to become part of terrorist or dissident organizations. Thus, addressing extreme poverty worldwide is critical to the security of the United States.

Thank you Governor Huckabee for answering our question and for helping the ONE Campaign save lives and secure our future.

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