As
Democrats we believe the purpose of government is:
To act on behalf of the public good;
To create and execute policies and laws that promote and protect everyone’s human rights equally;
To protect our shared environment;
To promote justice, safety and security;
To oversee the equitable distribution of resources, affording all citizens the opportunity to attain their highest level of social, cultural, economic, mental, and physical well being;
To restore Iowa’s legacy of educational leadership, setting the standard to which all others aspire;
To ensure that as temporary stewards of our national resources, our governing bodies develop policies and laws promoting sound energy practices and permanently protecting our environment from wasteful and indiscriminate use: and
To search for peace and peaceful solutions to the world’s
problems.