Keep Our Republic

Founded in 2020, Keep Our Republic is a non-partisan civic action organization dedicated to protecting a republic of laws and strengthening the checks and balances of our democratic electoral system. We aim to discover, highlight and help to prevent an array of extraordinary threats to American democracy, strengthen democratic guardrails, and educate the public before it is too late. Our civic creed is “American as apple pie”: Let all eligible voters vote. Let all votes be counted. Let the vote count stand. Beyond the important but familiar electoral challenges such as gerrymandering and voter suppression, we are particularly concerned about issues such as: uncertainty relating to the certification of electors and the Electoral Count Act the emergence of the so-called Independent State Legislature Doctrine which could be used to overturn the people’s vote; the risk of a contested election in the House of Representatives under the 12th Amendment; potential abuse of vast emergency powers held by the President and state governors or legislatures; and the rise of extremist groups threatening political violence and other unconventional threats to our democratic operating system. In view of the events of January 6, 2021, we must not allow a failure of imagination to leave us unprepared for this array of risks. We believe that all citizens, civic groups, media, business groups, and elected officials at every level must join together and be alert to the challenges ahead. Passivity is not an option.