The Democracy Awareness Project
The Democracy Awareness Project uses patriotic symbols to rapidly convey its non-partisan message. While Abraham Lincoln’s 1838 speech, “The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions” is more eloquent, and John Philip Sousa’s military march, “Stars and Stripes Forever” is more stirring, symbolism transmits meaning faster.
The American Infinity Symbol and Star Spangled Mobius Ribbon are symbols inspired by Lincoln’s speech and Sousa’s music. Their thirteen stars represent the stellar ideals of the founding colonies and three long stripes for the three branches of U.S. government: the legislative, judicial, and executive. The image begins in a dark period with the thirteen colonies fighting for independence and then establishing a long period of prosperity governed by the three branches. Inevitably, the pattern returns to a dark place, where historically the United States experiences stellar changes and amends the constitution to renew our democratic experiment and ensure a long period of prosperity.
Today we face a dark period requiring renewal and new amendments. We promote an amendment to restore bipartisan campaign finance reforms and to clarify that money is not speech and corporations are not people.
Legal Disciplines
Symbols of Democracy
The United States was founded on ideals of democracy which continue to strive to achieve.
American Infinity symbol
Three long stripes represent the three branches of U.S. government: the legislative, judicial, and executive. The infinity symbol begins in a dark period with thirteen stars for the original colonies declaring independence and democratic governance.
Stars and Stripes Forever Mobius ribbon
Star Spangled Mobius ribbon with paper and cut strips. Thirteen stars for the colonies that inspired the United States and three stripes for the branches of government.