Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Eric Schmitt

Republican on Constitution Week 2026-07-13

201 words · 8 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 84 / 100

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Claims 77%Positioning 15%Procedure 7%

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Mr. President, Claims · 128 wordsthis July, we celebrated the 250th year of the great American experiment. Yet 239 years ago this September, a similarly important moment in our Republic’s history took place. Eleven years after our Nation’s founding, 55 men met in Philadelphia to revise America’s first governing charter.¹ Recognizing that the Articles of Confederation were too deeply flawed to guarantee effective government and safeguard our homeland, the Convention crafted a new Constitution to guide our great Republic forward. Like the mortal men who shaped it, the Constitution made compromises that modern people may be critical of, but none should deny the revolutionary impact this great document has had in transforming the United States into the bastion of liberty we are blessed to live in today, spreading democratic ideals across the world, Positioning · 10 wordsand making our country the envy of the free world.PositioningUnearned certainty Claims · 27 wordsAs the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, I am happy to recognize Constitution Week this year, which runs from September 17 to 23.² Positioning · 21 wordsThis celebration highlights the importance of the beating heart of our great Republic, which continues to guide our Nation forward today.Positioning Procedure · 15 wordsMay God bless the American people, and may God bless the United States of America.Procedure

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What the tags mean

Signal · 75

5 of 6 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 “and making our country the envy of the free world.”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 “This celebration highlights the importance of the beating heart of our great Republic,”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 “which continues to guide our Nation forward today.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “May God bless the American people,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and may God bless the United States of America.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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.

Respect · no score

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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 · 94

1 of 6 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 “the envy of the free world”Asserts a global standing judgment with no source or evidence offered.

Claims · 2

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“55 men met in Philadelphia to revise America’s first governing charter”The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia brought together 55 delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation.search
2“runs from September 17 to 23”Constitution Week in the United States runs from September 17 to September 23.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15