Posted on 02/22/2025 6:51:10 AM PST by madison10
Friday, February 21, 2025 Walberg: People who can't afford a $200 Passport, "they shouldn't be voting" (audio)
Link to Audio: https://youtu.be/0nyXqHWegxs
A constituent provided me raw audio of Walberg's event in Bedford Township yesterday, and gave me permission to share it publicly. I have posted it unedited to YouTube (link above) against a background photo that was also taken at that event, with a portion of my transcript of a standout moment from that event.
I think Walberg is getting worse. He's incredibly rude to constituents throughout that audio. Walberg says grotesque, divisive, and cruel things constantly. He says nonsensical things too, such as:
(03:30 mark)
Walberg: “I don’t know how to produce an algorithm, but DOGE does. They know how to produce an algorithm that gets to the base, and then is able to go out to the systems, and other lines, and ultimately bring it back to a conclusion that says this is what’s happening. That’s how they were able to find that there are people 200 years of age, allegedly, still getting IRS checks, Social Security checks. They’ve been capable of doing that. I don’t know how to do that.” Someone seated close to the audio recording device, can be heard voicing quiet sounds of approval of Walberg's nonsense throughout the event.
I have not been able to attend any of Walberg's government events in over 3 years, since November 12, 2021. The events are still secretive, and held during working hours. I learned of this event in advance thanks to a Republican who ran for Bedford Township Trustee in 2024, who received an email about the event and posted that publicly online. That posting got shared around and eventually shared with me and my friends. So, this event seemed to be more well-attended than most of Walberg's events. Some of my friends who were able to attend told me afterwards that there were about 100 people in attendance, mostly of retirement age. I still have a regular job during the day.
The thing that upsets me the most about Tim Walberg is all of his Anti-Democracy stuff. That was the #1 item on my "Ten Worsts of Tim Walberg" report last year. The first big public sign of that was in Bedford Township on May 4, 2021, when Walberg plainly said, "I don't support democracy". That quote became the subject of a series of billboards, and a series of claims from Walberg and his allies that he had been taken out of context; yet they never provided any context or their own, and never attempted to suggest that the opposite was true - As if Walberg was a champion of Democracy. So, yesterday Walberg returned to Bedford Township, to spread more of anti-democracy talk, in more cruel and specific terms than last time. Taking a deeper look beyond those words - What does it mean for the state of things when a politician can afford to behave in such an offensive manner towards a room full of constituents, with no concern for losing their votes?:
(46:25 mark)
Walberg’s staffer, Dustin Krasny, read constituent’s written question: “What will SAVE Act’s effect have on women, seniors, and poor voters? Isn’t this repetitive law, and aimed at voter suppression?”
[12 seconds of silence as Walberg presumably pulled out his ID as a prop]
Walberg: “How many ways do I have to show this? How many places do I need to show this? [9 second pause] - Is it suppression of my freedoms? If I were wanting to purchase a six pack, did I have to show this?”
Constituent: “That’s not a passport or a birth certificate.”
[6 second pause]
Walberg: “You’re talking of voting.”
Constituent: “Yeah!”
Walberg: “Showing – showing the fact that you are an American citizen in order to vote.”
Constituent: “But a $200 Passport, some people can’t afford.”
Walberg: “Well, then they shouldn’t be voting.”
[Sudden uproar among audience – exchange continued, I didn't transcribe all of it]
(49:30 mark)
Walberg: “We don’t have floods everywhere. And if we had an organization – governmental organization that got in, and helped those people get up and running again, not like FEMA – We wouldn’t have the lengthy time. But you always some problems. If we have a tornado, which we’ve had in Monroe County, and all of our records get blown away, and now I’ve gotta go – I’m gonna move somewhere else in the country, that’s a different story, but there are a limited number of people that do that. That’s why we need government officials on the ground, helping people who are legal to find that as quickly as possible. Some, if it happens around the election time, they may lose that opportunity. We wanna reduce that. But, just for those few people, to let it continue to go that we have states that don’t require a proof of citizenship for people to vote, that’s wrong."
at February 21, 2025
Add another 100 bucks and get a paper passport as a companion piece.
I have no desire to fly. I don’t have a Real ID and shouldn’t need one. Why should I pay $200?
WHO IS WALBERG?
Many states issue IDs to illegal immigrants.
There are plenty of people who live on social security and don’t have to pay taxes, and you’re telling me they shouldn’t get to vote??? How dare you!
When I saw Walberg, my first thought was Mark Walberg
Only homeowners should vote. Otherwise, they have no skin in the game.
Jim Crow much?
People have posted who he is. He is a U.S. Congressman from Michigan. The post is regarding a local town hall type meeting where Walberg was answering questions. The takeaway is his answer regarding the SAVE Act.
Which isn’t right. Foreigners should have ID’s that designate them as foreigners.
Maybe looking at keywords would help. Also, people posted links to who he is. Yeah, I have been to to start in the middle of a conversation, thinking people knew what I was talking about. Sorry about that.
What if a person has no intention of going anywhere? I don’t. Why should I have to prove who I am as a 65 year old American citizen with a passport? Why do I have to drag out my birth certificate?
If the Senate passes this, they need to find free means of obtaining ID for peoples. I do not think Walberg gave a complete list. Military IDs would work.
If our congresspersons had stopped illegals voting 30-50 years ago we would not have this issue.
Adding: nor should illegals have drivers’ licenses.
At first I assumed we were talking about the actor Mark Walhberg.
I gather we are talking about voter ID requirements. I routinely show my driver’s license as an ID. However, some Democrat controlled areas have knowingly given driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. My social security number has been used all over the place for years. Have we given those away to foreigners too? I’ve read that Barack Hussein Obama’s social security number is bogus.
I’ve got my birth certificate somewhere. Utility bills are sometimes used to prove one is a resident. I don’t have a passport, and I don’t want to get one. After TSA and HHS made it onerous to fly, I stopped flying. I assumed a conservative like myself might be harassed as they waived Muslim men through. I never tried for the pre-approved list.
Democrats are claiming that Republicans are taking away a woman’s right to vote. I guess this has something to do with taking one’s husband’s name. I don’t know what slender element of truth they are using to tell a big lie.
People of good faith can find a way to prove that one is a citizen. Driver’s license and social security number are a good place to start. Maybe team Trump can give a good look at social security numbers. While they are at it, give extra scrutiny to Obama.
Walberg WHO?
TIMOTHY WALBERG, US Congresscritter, Michigan
That is what it sounded like Walberg, U.S. Congress-R, Michigan, wanted.
I will look for the bill’s summary and post somewhere.
I disagree that voting is a right... one should also be a land owner to vote. People who have a vested, material stake in the land mass of the usa and their state. too many NON PROPERTY owners in BIG BLUE ZONES have no material vestment in the land on which they walk, or state in which they live... and they vote accordingly. This is why we are paying for “cutmydickoffofme” spending in the USA and finances to do it all over the friggin planet.
no real estate. NO VOTE.
no foreign nationals should be able to own property here either like it is in many other nations.
Thought I posted my opinion. I am against the idea of using a passport. ID is absolutely necessary, but the way he stated it, it comes off as a poll tax. Republicans would disenfranchise the very people they added this year.
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