Transparency · Values for America
Show the sources. Label the machine. Correct in public.
A think tank that asks officials to be accountable has to be accountable itself. This page states how we are organized today, what is in place to keep our work honest, what is still only planned, and how to get a mistake corrected.
How we are organized
“A new civic project”
Values for America is a new civic project; its nonprofit structure is being formed. We do not currently accept donations. This page will be updated as the structure is finalized.
What we publish
Our data on officials comes from public government records, and every record links to its source. Our constitutional analysis is SI-generated, labelled as such, and cites the provisions it relies on.
Data integrity
“What is in place today”
These safeguards run in the platform now. The methodology page describes each in detail.
Primary sources only
Records on officials come from official sources (Congress.gov, the House and Senate clerks, GovInfo, the Federal Register, CourtListener, the FEC and Voteview), and each record links back to its source. The sources page lists them all.
Constitution citation gate
Every Solution, Founders' Verdict, Think Tank proposal and constitutional grade must cite at least one real, specific provision of the Constitution. Invented provisions are rejected automatically.
Automated publication checks
SI output is published automatically only after it passes automated checks: a Constitution citation, source verification, and an independent SI critic. Items are not individually reviewed by a person.
Tamper-evident audit log
Changes to constitutional grades, Founders' Verdicts and official profiles are written to a hash-chained audit log, and the chain is verified every night.
Source re-checks
Think Tank proposals pin the exact source text they quote. Sources are re-checked daily; if one changes, the proposal is marked stale rather than quietly rewritten.
Data freshness
Each government feed is checked daily, and the date of its most recent record is published below. A stale feed is shown as stale.
Live data freshness
“What's current, right now”
Each government-branch feed below shows the date of the most recent record we hold. If a feed goes stale, you see it here.
Federal Bills
Legislative
Current through 2026-10-15 · 4d ago
Roll-Call Votes
Legislative
Current through 2026-09-30 · 19d ago · STALE
Congressional Record
Legislative
Current through 2026-10-15 · 4d ago
Executive Actions
Executive
Current through 2026-10-14 · 5d ago
SCOTUS Opinions
Judiciary
Current through 2026-10-14 · 5d ago
Planned, not yet in place
“On the roadmap”
We would rather tell you what is missing than let you assume it exists. These are goals, not current features:
- Publishing the OpenOS code under an open-source license, so anyone can audit or run it.
- Public data exports and regular archival copies of the public-record database.
- Cross-checking findings about officials against a second independent primary source before they are labelled confirmed.
Corrections policy
“Corrections are as visible as the original”
If we get something wrong, we fix it in the open. A correction or retraction is labelled on the item it changes, with the reason, and the original stays on the record. We do not quietly delete or rewrite published work.
How to request a correction
- 1. Use “Report an error” on the Solution, Founders’ Verdict, Think Tank idea or grade (no account needed), or email hello@valuesforamerica.com with the subject “Correction request”.
- 2. Include the statement you believe is wrong and a link to the primary source that shows the correct fact.
- 3. The report starts an automated re-check of the item against its official source, with a 72-hour target. An automatically published item that fails is unpublished; older items that fail are flagged. Every outcome that changes an item is listed in the corrections log.
Officials, their staff and members of the public can all use this process. Requests are judged on the source, not on who sends them.
Machine-generated content
“Labelled, every time”
Solutions, Founders’ Verdicts and Think Tank proposals are SI-generated (superintelligence-assisted software) and published once they pass automated checks: Constitution citation, source verification, and an independent SI critic. They are not individually reviewed by a person. They are analysis, not legal advice, and they can be wrong. Older items are labelled “Archived SI output (machine-generated)”. Check every item against its original source, and report errors to hello@valuesforamerica.com.
Nonpartisanship
“The same standard, applied to all”
The Constitution is the fixed standard. The same questions are asked of every bill, order and opinion, whichever party is responsible.
- We do not endorse candidates, parties, or movements.
- Officials who score well are not endorsed; their record is documented.
- Officials who score poorly are not condemned; their record is documented.
- Changes to how we grade or score are described on the methodology page.
We present the record. The reader decides.