What We Believe
- The right to keep and bear arms is not negotiable. Officials who vote to restrict it get scored accordingly.
- Immigration law should be enforced. Sheriffs and legislators who work against enforcement lose points.
- Your private property is yours. Government overreach in zoning, eminent domain, and land use is scored negatively.
- Parents — not the government, not school boards — have the final say over their children's education and medical care.
- Idaho taxpayers' money should stay in Idaho, not flow to federal mandates with strings attached.
- Elections should be clean. Voter ID and election integrity measures earn positive scores.
- Religious liberty is a fundamental right. Officials who vote to compel speech or penalize faith earn negative scores.
- Violent criminals belong in prison. Judges and officials who go soft on serious crimes will be rated for it.
Why We're Transparent About This
Every political scorecard has a bias. The question is whether they admit it.
Other indexes in Idaho quietly select which bills count and which don't, decide what "good" and "bad" mean without telling you, and present their results as objective. They aren't. They're just less honest about it.
We believe voters are better served by a source that says exactly what it is than by one that pretends to be neutral while having a thumb on the scale. You know where we stand. You can decide what that's worth.
What Our Bias Does NOT Mean
Our bias doesn't mean we hide votes, skip officials, or doctor numbers. Every score comes from verified public records. Every bill classification is published. Every weight is disclosed. R and D legislators are treated identically — there's no party loyalty bonus or betrayal penalty.
If we got something wrong, we want to know. Tell us. We'll correct it and say so publicly.
We are not perfect. We are not gospel. But we are honest about what we are — and that's more than most.