DEMOCRATIC & CIVIC INTEGRITY
A healthy democracy is not self-sustaining. It requires constant maintenance—laws updated to meet present realities, institutions kept transparent and accountable, and systems designed so that ordinary people can meaningfully participate. When those systems drift from public oversight, when money shapes policy more than the common good, or when entire segments of the population are shut out of decision-making, trust in government erodes. Without trust, democratic structures hollow out, leaving the appearance of representation without the reality.
