THE DEMOCRATIC CREED
We Believe All people are created equal, that this is America’s fundamental ideal.
We Believe That America is a democracy, by and for the people: ruled by the Constitution and its interpretations, protected by the Bill of Rights, and inspired by the Declaration of Independence.
We Believe These founding documents demand Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity for all Americans, in full and equal measure — regardless of who you are, what you believe or where you live.
We Believe That the Duty of government is to strive endlessly to make the ideals of Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity a reality for all.
We Believe That the Purpose of government is to protect our nation, defend our democracy, and to endlessly promote the welfare of each and every one of us.
We Believe That fighting for these ideals is our purpose as a political party.
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Organizations that have adopted the Democratic Creed (by date of adoption) based on Democrats 101 by J.M. Purvis:
STAtES (14) COUNTIES (64) ORGANIZATIONS (13)
CALIFONIA (3)
Shasta County Dems Shasta County Democratic Women's Club
CONNECTICUT (1)
South Windsor Democratic Town Committee
FLORIDA (1)
GEORGIA (12)
Oglethorpe County Dems Gilmer County Dems Jasper County Dems
Union County Dems Oconee County Dems Stephens County Dems
White County Dems Rabun County Dems Banks County Dems
Harris County Democratic Committee Towns County Dems
IDAHO (4)
Butte County Democratic Party Custer County Democrats
Jefferson County Dems Bonneville County Democratic Party
OHIO (30)
Huron County Dems Lorain County Dems Miami County Dems Logan County Dems
Wood County Dems Ashland County Dems Clark County Dems
Wyandot County Dems Paulding County Dems Sandusky County Dems
Fulton County Dems Champaign County Dems Delaware County Dems
Tuscarawas County Dems Butler County Dems Hardin County Dems
Greene County Dems Vinton County Dems Holmes County Dems Scioto County Dems
Allen County Dems Lorain County Women’s Democratic Club
City of Sandusky Democratic Club (OH) South Dayton Democratic City Club
Sylvania Area Democratic Club Innovation Ohio (OH)
Hocking County Democratic Party Hancock County Dems Fayette County Democratic Party
Crawford County Democratic Party
MICHIGAN (15)
Allegan County Dems Manistee County Dems Mackinac County Dems
Cheboygan County Dems Alpena County Dems Schoolcraft County Dems
Presque Isle County Dems Ionia County Dems
West Bloomfield/Lakes Area Democratic Club (MI) Leelanau Indivisible
Statewide Indivisible Michigan Indivisible Wexford County Dems
Huron Valley Democratic Club Alcona County Democratic Party
MAINE (1)
NEW YORK (1)
NORTH CAROLINA (2)
Macon County Democratic Party Yancey County Democratic Party
PENNSYLVANIA (4)
Schuylkill Democratic Committee Wyoming County Dems Clinton County Dems
Clinton County Democratic Women
TEXAS (1)
WASHINGTON (1)
WISCONSIN (1)
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MORE ABOUT THE CREED
Freedom means
• The right of every citizen to shape their own life, and their beliefs, so long as it does not infringe on the rights or safety of others.
• The free flow of information and movement.
• The right to privacy.
• Free and fair elections, at every level, in every place in America:
Elections that are fully transparent.
Elections that are free of the role of wealth and the wealthy.
Elections that guarantee unlimited and easy access to voting for every American citizen.
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Justice means
• A society where every citizen is safe in their person and their home, and their day-to-day lives.
• A society where every citizen is treated with dignity, regardless of race, creed, or personal difference of any kind.
• A society where every citizen is treated equally before the law, and by the law.
• A society where racism is wrong, where discrimination is wrong, where the government intervenes when racism or discrimination threatens a person’s basic rights.
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Opportunity means
• Every American deserves an equal chance to pursue their dreams, to be judged on their ability and their effort alone.
• Every American, child and adult alike, deserves the education that gives them that chance.
• Every American adult deserves the chance to earn a living wage, and to work with dignity; a job where pay, working conditions, and treatment are suitable reward for the effort and skill put in.
• Every American deserves to live without fear of hunger or homelessness or lack of medical care. These things are not only rights, they are America’s moral duty to provide.
• Every American deserves to live in a healthy environment that includes clean air, clean water, and safe food.
• Every American deserves the chance to move forward: no one left out by change, and no one left behind … no matter who they are or where they live.
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We further believe that American democracy depends on:
• A free and independent press, dedicated to truth and objectivity.
• An educated citizenry with free and easy access to information.
• A nation that accepts and embraces diversity.
• Full financial transparency in election campaigns, in political office, and in government transactions.
• An American economy based on Free Enterprise, and protected by the government from the baser instincts of large corporations and the financially powerful.
• The continued existence of a strong military, free of political involvement and financial corruption, and dedicated to protecting us against all enemies foreign and domestic.
• Educators and law enforcement officers being treated as among the most important parts of society, highly paid and stringently selected, and meeting exacting national standards of professionalism, ethics and psychological motivation.
• American citizens who care. Without this, nothing is possible.
This is what we believe.
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