The DEMOCRATIC PARTY…For now, the only pro-Constitution party since 1/20/25.
We’re standing up for our values and our patriotic norms.
We’re the party of the big tent and we believe We the People! Not autocrats! Not oligarchs!
We're who our founding fathers envisioned holding power, though holding power means
exercising our civic muscles. We may be small in number, but we are big in heart.
And we affirm the Democratic Creed as adopted in 2022 (Credit to Jim Purvis & Democrats 101):
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.
You’re welcome here.
Day 53: January 22, 2025
Gutting a 60-Year Old Civil Rights Order

While most of the orders and policies that Trump rescinded in his opening act were those of the Biden Administration, one order he eviscerated goes back 60 years—to the LBJ presidency, and the heart of the civil rights era.
Consistent with the newly passed Civil Rights Act of 1964, LBJ signed this order in 1965, which prohibited federal contractors “from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” While Trump and his allies frame their actions as stopping some new wave of “DEI”, this 60-year old order was adhered to by “five GOP presidents—including Trump during his first term.” (Axios). It’s been at the heart of progress in civil rights ever since its signing.
Now, it’s gone.
And in a true warping of the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the new acting chair said she will use the EEOC to “root[] out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination.”
That’s right—while the EEOC’s historic mission has been to root out workplace discrimination against women and racial minorities, its new mission will be to punish efforts to remedy that past and ongoing discrimination.