2022
2022-06-24
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: platform_vs_vote
Collins claimed she had 'done her homework' and that Kavanaugh would respect Roe as settled law — her stated precondition for supporting any nominee. Kavanaugh and Gorsuch then voted to overturn Roe in Dobbs. Collins' expression of feeling 'misled' directly contradicts her earlier assurances to constituents that her votes were based on careful vetting, not assurances from the nominees alone.
2020
2020-02-05
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: reversal
Collins voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment for inciting the January 6 insurrection, citing the severity of his actions. However, only one year earlier she voted to acquit him in his first impeachment, claiming he had 'learned a pretty big lesson' — a prediction that was directly contradicted by the events of January 6.
2017
2017-12-19
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: platform_vs_vote
Collins voted against ACA repeal because it would strip coverage from millions and raise costs, yet weeks later voted for a tax bill that achieved the same result by repealing the individual mandate. She accepted promises of subsequent healthcare legislation that GOP leaders never delivered, with the day after her tax vote making clear there would be no vote on those measures.
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.
