Boyd Doctrine
The Boyd Doctrine is a phrase used to describe the domestic and foreign policy principles of U.S. Senate Candidate Will Boyd of Greenville, Illinois. The doctrine was initially presented as Dr. Boyd announced his run for U.S. Senate for the State of Illinois in 2009 as Independent.
Boyd’s campaign motto is “Restoring Trust”. He believes the most important issues “on the minds” of Illinois residents are: 1) Jobs and the economy, 2) Healthcare, and 3) Terrorism; however, he strongly believes all public servants must exemplify the highest levels of ethical responsibility and engage in exemplary leadership practices which ultimately look out for the well-being of all within the respective congressional or senatorial districts or state they were elected.
In the absence of exemplary leadership in the “highest offices” of the State of Illinois and the United States Congress and with a cloud of controversy surrounding the Illinois Governor and U.S. Senate seats, Boyd believes there is greater need for demonstration of ethical behavior and social responsibility.
Boyd argues that public trust cannot be restored by candidates and officials who only promise ethics reform while visiting for-profit and not-for-profit organizations on the campaign trail every two, four or six years (as is the case for the U.S. Senate election cycle). He believes ethics reform is much more than posting codes of conduct in the governor’s office or the senate chambers as public trust and faith, in both State and Federal elected officials, only comes as every candidate and legislator clearly embodies and articulates the highest levels of social and ethical responsibility.
In order to restore trust, character and integrity in our state and national government offices, Boyd believes the federal government must push reforms which lead to ethical and social audits of government offices, while ensuring that elected officials are socially-conscious of the concerns of the citizens and are willing to become critically reflective —seeking feedback from their staff members and citizens for the ultimate purpose of increased accountability to the people they were elected to serve.
Boyd is fiscally responsible and a compassionate leader who believes that every American should partake in the “Blessings of Liberty”. Following initiatives most recently deployed under the Clinton administration, Boyd believes in reducing the national debt and the deficit. While Boyd does not support tax cuts for the rich, Boyd shares the compassionate views of President Bush with respect to the government’s role in partnering faith-based and community organizations to serve the citizens in their respective villages, towns, cities and states.
Boyd hopes to heal the social ills of The State of Illinois and The United States through collaboration between government, community, faith-based, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He also calls for:
• Immediate job creation through his “Put America Back To Work” Act
• Healthcare reform rather than overhaul
• Temporary freezing discretionary spending
• Repeal of the Bush tax cuts & opposition to all disproportionate tax cuts
• Facilitation of economic expansion through tax-rate reductions
• Indexing the minimum wage (primarily to prevent cost of living increases from pushing education out of reach)
• A federal plan (championed by Departments of Labor and Education) to train students and workers for greener jobs
The Boyd Doctrine is most noted for the following components: Jobs & the Economy (Put America Back to Work Act), Healthcare (A Community-based Approach to the Private Option), and Education (Operation Student Success).
With a new vision, a fresh voice and a strong commitment to ethical responsibility, Boyd is poised to lead his state and country towards domestic tranquility—returning the focus of our nation, which still sits under God, back to the place framers of our Constitution believed lead to freedom, domestic tranquility, political prosperity and the Blessings of Liberty.
Contract with the Voters of Illinois
Similar to the Contract with America circulated during the 1994 Congressional Election by Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dr. Boyd plans to circulate a Contract with the Voters of Illinois during his signature drive for the U.S. Senate. As a “third party” U.S. Senate Candidate, Boyd promises to maintain his campaign philosophies while in office or step down if he fails to do so.
