2025
2025-01-24
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: statement_vs_disclosure
Scholten built her career as an immigration attorney at DOJ and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, championing 'human dignity' for immigrants. She then voted for the Laken Riley Act — mandating detention without bond for nonviolent theft arrests — as one of only 46 Democrats (out of 212). Constituent advocacy groups accused her of voting 'with Republicans on legislation that punishes the immigr…
2024
2024-12-11
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: position_evolution
Scholten voted against the FY25 NDAA in June 2024 citing Republican 'extremist' amendments, then voted for the final $895 billion NDAA in December 2024 — the largest military budget ever. While the final bill may have removed some of the most objectionable provisions, critics note it still contained anti-LGBTQ language and provisions suppressing reporting on civilian deaths in Gaza. Scholten's shi…
What this view assembles
- Promises & violations — every documented commitment + each documented break, with primary sources.
- Contradiction pairs — fact-against-fact entries from the contradictions ledger; the "said" appears in its year, the "did" appears in its year.
- Vote-based analyses — for elected officials, every documented case where a vote diverged from a stated commitment.
- Entity events — major dated events recorded against the entity (acquisitions, indictments, appointments, etc.).
This view DOES NOT auto-detect new drift candidates. It surfaces records that are already on file. If you spot an undocumented inversion, the curator workflow (admin) is where to add it.
