Posted on 07/13/2024 1:34:01 PM PDT by John Semmens
This week, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by a vote of 221 to 198. This Act requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. All but five Democrats voted against this legislation.
Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that "requiring proof of citizenship will just gum up the works and result in fewer ballots being cast. The 2020 election was the most honest and secure election in our nation's history. This shows that the honor system works. There's no need to change it."
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) asserted "in Virginia people must pay $4 to get a driver's license or $2 to get a photo ID. Forcing a person to have to choose between putting food on the table or buying an ID card to vote is racist. This bill is the 2024 version of the Jim Crow poll tax and we should vote against it."
Minority Whip Katherine Clark's (D-Mass) falsely claimed that this bill will "prevent Americans from registering to vote with their driver's license alone and make a passport the only acceptable stand alone form of identification." The bill allows for five different proofs of citizenship: a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, a valid US passport, military ID and service record, a government-issued photo ID showing US birthplace, or a government-issued photo ID accompanied by a valid secondary document indicating a birthplace (such as a birth certificate) or citizenship (such as naturalization papers).
President Biden has also vowed to veto the bill should it ever reach his desk, saying "it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote. The only purpose of this redundant legislation is to intimidate folks from voting by making the process more complicated and arduous. How are folks who vote by mail or use drop boxes supposed to show IDs? For decades we have relied on voters to be honest about their citizenship. In 2020 this resulted in the largest number of votes ever cast for a president in our nation's history. Why change a system that's working?"
The issue isn't whether it's illegal for non-citizens to vote. Clearly it is. The issue is whether there is an effective enforcement of this law. Right now there isn't. Welfare offices in 46 US states provide voter registration forms to migrants without asking them for any proof of citizenship. In Arizona the Republican Party filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes after discovering from 500,000 to 1.3 million illegal voters and illegal aliens on the state's voter rolls. It seems unlikely that Arizona would be the only state to have a problem with ineligible persons casting ballots.
In related news, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich) just signed legislation that prohibits local officials from conducting recounts to investigate fraud. If fraud is suspected only State Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) and city district attorneys (almost all of them Democrats) are authorized to investigate. "From this point forward it will be impossible for people like Trump to cast doubt on the integrity of our election outcomes," the Governor Boasted. "Election denial will explicitly be a criminal offense."
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https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/365320-2024-07-13-semi-news-semi-satire-july-14-2024-edition.htm
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“city district attorneys (almost all of them Democrats)”
There’s really only one place in MI that matters and Biden (or whomever they run) will win it with 120% of the vote.
Have you completely lost your marbles???
The honor system??? Are you nuts???
What else would one expect traitors to the United States of America to say?!?
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