As a political independent, my party is Chattanooga. Democracy was born in a city, and cities are democracy’s most powerful engine. But running a city demands compromise; there’s no Republican or Democratic way to fill a pothole or pick up the trash on time.
At this time of national division, mayors must step up to steward the unique American democratic experiment.
That is why I recently joined 230 mayors from across the United States in signing the U.S. Council of Mayor’s “Oklahoma City Declaration,” a recommitment to the American experiment and rejection of political violence.
Our democracy will not survive if we let political violence become the norm.
In the letter, we declare that we believe: