Uphold Constitutional Accountability
A free republic requires a government that serves the people—not one that serves itself.
Our Constitution is clear: the powers of government are distributed among coequal branches to ensure accountability, balance, and the rule of law. It is the responsibility of every administration to faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress, not to rewrite them by executive whim, nor to erode them by neglect.
A Government of Laws, Not of Men
The Framers feared concentrated power. That’s why they established:
A Congress to legislate, accountable to the people every two years.
An Executive to enforce, not invent, the law.
A Judiciary to interpret, not politicize, our rights and liberties.
We reaffirm that structure. The presidency is not an office of unchecked authority. The Department of Justice, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement must operate independently—under the law, not under orders.
A Professional, Nonpartisan Civil Service
The Constitution empowers Congress to create offices and agencies to carry out its will. Our civil service—made up of career professionals in science, health, defense, and more—is essential to this mandate.
These public servants swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any individual. We will:
Preserve the nonpartisan character of the civil service.
Reject attempts to politicize public institutions.
Invest in talent that reflects the full breadth of the American public.
Transparency and Oversight
Accountability requires clarity. We will:
Restore independent Inspectors General.
Enforce strong congressional oversight of executive power.
Expand whistleblower protections.
Publish key decision-making frameworks and records.
A Government That Works
We don’t want a big government or a broken one—we want a smart one. That means:
Modernizing digital systems.
Simplifying applications and agency procedures.
Eliminating obsolete or overlapping programs.
Improving delivery of services that impact everyday lives.
A Democracy You Can Rely On
Government must work even when power changes hands. It must be trustworthy even when you disagree with it. That’s the difference between a strong democracy and a fragile one.
We will strengthen democratic norms, resist the corrosion of law by ideology, and leave institutions stronger than we found them.
Our Promise in Full
We will reform government, not rig it.
We will demand transparency, not blind loyalty.
We will protect democracy from erosion, not accelerate its collapse.
And we will trust in civil servants who serve the people with integrity and humility—because democracy depends on them.
This is what constitutional accountability looks like in a free republic.
This is the American promise.