📚 Summer school. Ashley Moody holds 4 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
18.3% 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
62%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Prosecutorial, partisan tone as attorney general; no prominent dehumanizing rhetoric on record.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
60%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Public messaging leaned on crime and border-threat framing typical of her AG role.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
48%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
As attorney general she joined the Texas v. Pennsylvania brief seeking to overturn the 2020 election on unsubstantiated fraud claims, rejected by the Supreme Court (Democracy Docket).
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
40%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Consistent Trump defender voting along Republican party lines; no documented costly break.
60
7Morality
66%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Her AG office faces documented scrutiny over the Hope Florida $10M settlement diversion; a grand jury investigated, but no personal finding against her exists (CBS Miami).
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 →