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Al Green

Democrat on Censured but Not Silenced 2026-09-15

655 words · 46 sentences · 54 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 84 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Positioning 16%Promise 14%Procedure 5%Claims 58%Reasoning 7%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 49 wordsand still I rise unbought, unbossed, a liberated, unelected Democrat. I rise notwithstanding the fact that I have been censured but not silenced. I rise because as a person who has been censured and not silenced, I understand the value and the worth in having the opportunity to speak.Positioning Promise · 47 wordsI continue to speak because I made a commitment to my constituents that I would work hard as long as I am in the Congress, and I will work for them to make sure that they achieve affordability for food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, the necessities of life. Procedure · 7 wordsThat is what affordability is all about.Procedure Claims · 36 wordsI also, Mr. Speaker, have been a proponent of impeachment. For years, I have talked about it. As of late, I have indicated that we are in a countdown to impeachment, a countdown.Vague promise The countdown continues.Vague promise Mr. Speaker, Claims · 202 wordsI have an official notice in my hand indicating that there will be a Republican motion to table H. Res. 1486, impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.¹ This will take place today sometime after 1 p.m.² This is the resolution that I have presented to this House. I have presented it, Mr. Speaker, because we have a President who has condoned and supported the killings of innocent people. These were people who were committing no crimes. Let us start with Renee Good. On January 7, 2026, she lost her life.³ We have heard little or nothing about an investigation at the Federal level, and the Federal officers do all that they can to prevent the local prosecutors from moving forward with the case. The same thing has happened with Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero. These four persons have lost their lives.⁶ Alex Pretti was on the ground, hands out, and he was shot nine times.⁴ He was shot more than nine times while he was on the ground unarmed.⁵ He was unarmed. There has not been an indication of any type of investigation that would lead to an indictment. Promise · 25 wordsI am here today to say that I will be voting to impeach the President of the United States. I will vote to impeach him, Reasoning · 21 wordsand I understand that anything other than a vote to impeach him is going to be a vote to support him. Positioning · 8 wordsIt will be a vote to support him.Positioning Claims · 67 wordsI will not vote to support a person who has, under his operation of ICE and CBP, caused four persons to lose their lives and says ugly things about them.⁷ He has called them terrorists and other ugly names.⁸ He has said that the victims were persons who were somehow at fault for the demise that they have suffered, for the death that was brought upon them. Reasoning · 26 wordsI believe that I have a duty, a responsibility, and an obligation as a sworn Member of Congress, sworn in to support and defend the Constitution. Promise · 19 wordsI will be voting to defend the Constitution and support it today when I vote to impeach the President. Procedure · 11 wordsHere is one thing that I will call to everyone’s attention: ProcedureClaims · 51 wordsThe families of these persons are still suffering. They expect us to do something. I do believe that we have this obligation to impeach. This is why these articles were brought. I have been saying this for some time, long before this last election wherein I was not re-elected to Congress.⁹ Positioning · 46 wordsThose who question my motives, I didn’t question your motives until you questioned mine. When you do that, you can expect me to question yours. Finally, Mr. Speaker, how many more will have to die before we will take up this cause seriously? How many more?Positioning Claims · 22 wordsIt is hard for me to believe that we have Democrats who are going to vote to maintain the President in office. Procedure · 18 wordsThe SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Smucker). Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 72

13 of 15 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 still I rise unbought, unbossed, a liberated, unelected Democrat.”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 rise notwithstanding the fact that I have been censured but not silenced.”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 rise because as a person who has been censured and not silenced, I understand the value and the worth in having the opportunity to speak.”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 “That is what affordability is all about.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It will be a vote to support him.”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 “Here is one thing that I will call to everyone’s attention:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Those who question my motives, I didn’t question your motives until you questioned mine.”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 “When you do that, you can expect me to question yours.”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 “Finally, Mr. Speaker, how many more will have to die before we will take up this cause seriously?”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 “How many more?”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 “The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.”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 “Smucker).”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 “Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.”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

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 · 96

2 of 15 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “we are in a countdown to impeachment”The claim of a countdown gives no date, measure, or condition by which it could be checked.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “The countdown continues”It asserts ongoing progress toward impeachment with no actor, timeline, or test for when it ends.

Claims · 9

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“1486, impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.”House Resolution 1486 is a resolution impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States.search
2“This will take place today sometime after 1 p.m.”A Republican motion to table H.Res. 1486 was scheduled to take place on September 15, 2026, sometime after 1 p.m.search
3“On January 7, 2026, she lost her life”Renee Good died on January 7, 2026.search
4“he was shot nine times”Alex Pretti was shot nine times.search
5“while he was on the ground unarmed”Alex Pretti was unarmed and on the ground when he was shot.search
6“These four persons have lost their lives”Four people — Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero — have died.search
7“under his operation of ICE and CBP, caused four persons to lose their lives”Four persons lost their lives in incidents involving operations of ICE and CBP.search
8“He has called them terrorists”President Trump has called the deceased individuals terrorists.search
9“this last election wherein I was not re-elected to Congress”Al Green was not re-elected to Congress in the most recent election.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-17