🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Open Books & Free & Fair Elections). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
41%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
A business background with the specific DHS ethics document not yet located; confirmed 54–45.
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
55%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
A hot, physical-threat register, including the hearing cage-fight challenge, weighs against the nonviolence standard.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
42%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Framed a shutdown as Schumer acting out of "fear of AOC."
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
58%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Pursues a security-focused agenda.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
55%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
A confrontational past, including a cage-fight challenge to a union leader in a hearing. No documented broken commitment on the record shown.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
58%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Democratic Sens. Heinrich and Fetterman crossed over to confirm him.
60
7Morality
52%☆ not yet
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
As a senator, challenged a union leader to a cage fight in a hearing and runs hot, though Democrats credit an honest working relationship.
60
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