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Michelle Fischbach
Rep · R–MN-7
📚 Summer school. Michelle Fischbach 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
56.7% 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
65%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Limited public conduct record; standard conservative messaging without notable dehumanizing rhetoric toward opponents.
4Fear Is Not Fuel
65%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Focuses on tax and rural policy via Ways and Means; limited public record, no prominent fear-based campaigning.
5Truth & a Kept Word
66%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Limited public record; no significant fact-check controversies documented, votes consistent with stated positions.
6Against the Spirit of Party
42%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Reliable party-line conservative in a leadership-adjacent role; little documented independence.
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented personal-ethics, corruption, or scandal matters on record; default absent any citable issue.
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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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