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Analilia Mejia

Democrat on Expanding Scotus 2026-09-02

194 words · 11 sentences · 14 clauses

Statement grade

30 / 100, held down by Reasoning

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Positioning 30%Claims 20%Reasoning 37%The ask 13%

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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 35 wordsour forefathers showed tremendous wisdom at the founding of our Nation. They created a republic based on democratic values but remained keenly aware of the danger power, ambition, and corruption could present to future generations.Positioning Claims · 39 wordsToday, House Republicans are asking Congress to surrender its power, a power that rightfully belongs to the American people. Our Founding Fathers gave Congress countervailing power to the executive, which this ideologically captured Court is actively attempting to upend. Positioning · 3 wordsThat is disgraceful, PositioningNo reason givenReasoning · 71 wordsand if we do not forcefully push back, it will not end. Expanding the Court is one of the clearest tools we have to restore its integrity.No reason givenUnearned certainty Ethics reforms and staggered term limits would prevent any single President from stripping the American people of our democracy. Every day we let this administration tighten its grip on our highest court of the land puts every single constitutional protection we enjoy at risk. Positioning · 21 wordsI did not come to Congress to watch our democracy get dismantled in silence. I will not watch it happen now.Positioning Mr. Speaker, The ask · 25 wordsI urge my colleagues to gather the intestinal fortitude to do what is right in this moment because history and the American people are watching.No reason given

At a glance

Lost points for
UnsupportedThis statement drew 3 conclusions but offered no reasons to support them.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 67

6 of 10 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “our forefathers showed tremendous wisdom at the founding of our Nation.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They created a republic based on democratic values but remained keenly aware of the danger power, ambition,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and corruption could present to future generations.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That is disgraceful,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I did not come to Congress to watch our democracy get dismantled in silence.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I will not watch it happen now.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Reasoning · 0

3 of 10 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “That is disgraceful,”‘Disgraceful’ is an epithet and ‘ideologically captured’ in c7 is a characterisation, leaving no factual reason that the conduct merits the label.
A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “Expanding the Court is one of the clearest tools we have to restore its integrity.”Only characterisations of the Court (c7) and a general warning (c12) remain after striking epithets; none explains how expansion restores integrity.
A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “I urge my colleagues to gather the intestinal fortitude to do what is right in this moment because history and the American people are watching.”This is a call to action with an appeal to observation, not a reason for acting.

Conclusions found · 3

Conclusion“That is disgraceful,”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason given
Conclusion“Expanding the Court is one of the clearest tools we have to restore its integrity.”

BecauseNo reason given

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Conclusion“I urge my colleagues to gather the intestinal fortitude to do what is right in this moment because history and the American people are watching.”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason givenThis is a call to action with an appeal to observation, not a reason for acting.

Respect · no score

Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Clarity · 91

1 of 10 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “one of the clearest tools we have to restore its integrity”Asserts a ranking of effectiveness with no source or evidence offered.

Claims · 0

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Analyzed on 2026-09-14