You do not know our culture our ethics or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions.
But the imposition of morality onto science - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years.
The private citizen beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion will soon see perhaps that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.
Fashion is an imposition a reign on freedom.
While eschewing emotion - and its companion vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy the 'I feel your pain' connection that sustained Clinton. This connection is the shorthand people use to measure their leaders' intentions. If people believe you're on their side they will trust your decisions.