📚 Summer school. Jamie Raskin holds 5 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (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 →
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
5.3% of receipts from PACs — clean under the 15% cap, and no corporate leadership PAC. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
42%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Urged Maryland to redraw its map — 'we cannot unilaterally disarm' (The Hill/WMAR, Feb 2026). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
82%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Constitutional-law professor known for civil, argument-based discourse even as a fierce critic; no documented dehumanizing rhetoric toward opponents.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
70%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Frames work around constitutional principle and democracy defense; invokes threats to democracy but pairs them with an affirmative rights agenda.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
85%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Strong, scholarly fact-check record; among the more precise members on legal and factual claims.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
42%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Reliable progressive Democrat; principled but rarely breaks with his party at personal cost.
60
7Morality
78%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented corruption or personal-ethics matter on record; default character score applied.
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 →