📚 Summer school. Judy Chu holds 5 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
Own campaign is 40.8% PAC, but Affiliated with Together We Rise leadership PAC, dormant since 2018 (OpenSecrets). Running a corporate-funded leadership PAC fails Open Books. (FEC/OpenSecrets 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
70%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Generally civil manner; no prominent record of dehumanizing rhetoric.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
64%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Affirmative civil-rights and tax-policy agenda more than grievance.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
66%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No notable fact-check pattern of falsehood on record.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
42%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Reliable Democratic line voter with limited documented independence.
60
7Morality
60%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
2014 House Ethics letter of reproval for campaign work by staff and for obstructing the inquiry (House Ethics Committee).
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 →