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Jamieson Greer

U.S. Trade Representative
3/7
📚 Summer School
📚 Summer school. Jamieson Greer holds 3 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 →

Rhetorical, not literal — an opinion on conduct measured against our civics standard. Ratings terms · Challenge this review

1Open Bookscritical
40%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
A former corporate trade lobbyist.
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No election-denial or incitement on the page; peaceful-handoff standard holds.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
58%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Works the institutional process without documented personal contempt.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
55%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Process-oriented; the record is limited on broader vision.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
63%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
The record is thin, but he engages the institutional process. No documented broken commitment on the limited record.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
58%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Draws some bipartisan support even as Democrats fight his tariffs.
60
7Morality
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No personal-ethics scandal; works the institutional process and draws some bipartisan support.
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 →

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