Sealed. Open Books and Free & Fair Elections both held — the two critical Articles carry the badge to gold.
The Mark
A seal that cannot be bought.
One star, split red and blue — the party-blind mark. Seven stars ring it, one per Article, each turning gold as it is held; the more a figure keeps, the more of the ring is lit. So the seal is also the score — conferred on merit, never sold, taken back if the conduct falls.
How to read the badge
Earn an Article — a score of 60% or better — and its star fills. Hold the two critical Articles and every star turns gold; fail either and the badge stays grey, whatever else holds.
6/7
5/7
Not sealed — money. Open Books fails the floor; no other star can buy it back.
5/7
Not sealed — elections. Clean money, but a lawful result denied. The second critical fails.
The eligibility rule
Seal-eligible = Open Books + Free & Fair Elections. Just the two critical Articles — hold both and the badge goes gold; fail either and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Money is bedrock: a corporate PAC, dark money, or a super PAC fails Open Books outright. Elections are the other floor: deny a lawful result, incite against it, or bring violence to the process and the second star cannot be bought back. The remaining four Articles — Dignity, Fear Is Not Fuel, Truth & a Kept Word, Against the Spirit of Party — are the fuller read: they fill the other stars and show how someone holds power, but they do not gate the seal.
Warm or cold
Everyone subject to a public trust is subject to this read — left, right, or center, whether they seek the seal or not. As the line goes: I can take you warm, or I can take you in cold. This is the way. A figure who never asked to be rated is rated all the same; the badge simply shows which stars they hold.
The seal is a statement about conduct, not a poll and not an endorsement of any platform. Read the Seven Articles →