DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE IN 2025 AND BEYOND

Transylvania Partners for Democracy is a nonpartisan alliance of citizens committed to protecting our constitutional democracy from political extremism and authoritarianism through education, conversation, and political advocacy.

 To that end, we will endeavor:

• To enlist the support of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats devoted to the underlying values that have allowed our nation to become the earth’s oldest democratic republic.

• To inform and engage the citizens of Transylvania County and beyond in discussions and actions that expose the economic, social, and political challenges to democratic culture that exist in our constitutional democracy.

• To speak out against extremism and develop, when and if necessary, strategies to resist populist authoritarianism at the local, state, and federal levels.

• To advocate and provide a forum for discussions about social, political, and economic policies and actions at the local, state, and federal level that support and enhance our democratic culture.

• To advocate for the constitutional rule of law and speak out against those that would use the law to promote authoritarian rule.

• To advocate for the principle of the worth, value and rights of every person regardless of race, sex, age, or national origin against the bigotry and hatred of right-wing extremism and populist authoritarianism.

• To coordinate and collaborate with other institutions and organizations that align with our mission whenever possible.