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James R. Baird

Rep · R–IN-4

4/7

📚 Summer School

📚 Summer school. James R. Baird holds 4 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (Open Books & Free & Fair Elections). 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

2%☆ not yet

“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica

55.0% of receipts from PACs — over the 15% cap; fails the money floor. (FEC 2026)

2Free & Fair Electionscritical

35%☆ not yet

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln

Voted to overturn the 2020 election (Jan 6, 2021 certification objection). Fails Free & Fair Elections.

3The Dignity of the Opponent

66%★ earned

“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant

Low-profile agriculture and veterans focus; no notable dehumanizing rhetoric on limited public record.

4Fear Is Not Fuel

65%★ earned

“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural

Limited public record; standard conservative framing without prominent affirmative or alarmist signature.

5Truth & a Kept Word

66%★ earned

“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke

Limited fact-check record; no documented falsehoods identified.

6Against the Spirit of Party

40%☆ not yet

“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address

Reliable party-line Republican with little documented independence.

7Morality

75%★ earned

“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

Purple Heart veteran; no documented personal-ethics or corruption matters on record.

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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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