Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Republican senators who are also physicians publicly contradicted RFK Jr.'s vaccine claims, asserting that vaccines work. This represents internal GOP resistance to RFK Jr.'s health policy positions.
This event represents routine intra-party disagreement on policy positions with no constitutional damage. While marked as 'norm_erosion_only' mechanism, there is no actual erosion occurring - GOP senators defending vaccine efficacy represents norm REINFORCEMENT, not erosion. No drivers score: no election interference, no rule of law violation, no separation of powers issue, no civil rights impact, no institutional capture, no corruption, no violence. The mechanism modifier of 0.3 applied to base_score of 0 yields 0. B-score is modest (12.65) - some media interest in GOP internal divisions and RFK Jr. controversy, but limited viral potential. This is standard political disagreement within a party about a nominee's views, with no institutional damage, no policy implementation, and no constitutional implications. Clear noise: political theater around confirmation process.
Monitor only if RFK Jr. is confirmed and attempts to implement anti-vaccine policies through HHS regulatory changes or funding decisions - that would trigger capture/civil_rights drivers. Current event is pre-confirmation posturing with zero constitutional impact.