The Full Read · Article by Article
Troy Jackson
U.S. Senate · D–ME
6/7
🥈 Silver
1Open Bookscritical
70%★ earned
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Clears the floor with an explicit People's Pledge — small-dollar, capped at $3,500.
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
72%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No political violence or election denial in the record.
3The Dignity of the Opponent
42%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
A combative, us-vs-them style leaves Dignity unlit.
4Fear Is Not Fuel
68%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Fear-Is-Not-Fuel holds; with the money floor at 6/7 it carries him to eligibility by the grace rule.
5Truth & a Kept Word
70%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No false claims in the record; Truth registers as held. No broken commitments are flagged, so A Kept Word registers as held.
6Against the Spirit of Party
68%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Registers as held on the badge; no spirit-of-party breach is flagged.
7Morality
74%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
A combative, us-vs-them style, but no corruption, criminal conduct, or personal-ethics scandal touching his character.
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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 →