📚 Summer school. Angela D. Alsobrooks holds 5 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (Open Books). Assignment: summer school for Civics, watch every Schoolhouse Rock episode five times, and submit a one-page report — due before the end of the year. Report to summer school →
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
24.5% of receipts from PACs — over the 15% cap; fails the money floor. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No 2020 election denial, no fake-elector role, and no documented support for partisan gerrymandering. (Jan 6 roll call; OpenSecrets; redistricting record)
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
70%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
No notable dehumanizing rhetoric; generally measured tone (limited public record as a first-term senator).
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
68%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Campaigns and legislates on affirmative priorities; no fear-driven brand documented (limited public record).
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
68%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No broad fact-check pattern; her stated positions and votes broadly align (limited public record).
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
42%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
First-term senator voting largely along Democratic party lines; no documented costly break.
60
7Morality
68%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
CNN reported in 2024 she improperly claimed roughly $14,000 in property-tax deductions on DC/Maryland homes; otherwise no corruption finding.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →