Posted on 02/05/2026 2:05:17 PM PST by Bobbyvotes
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott told "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Thursday that Senate Republicans are going to pass the SAVE Act to mandate voter ID and verification of citizenship to register to vote, and if Democrats want to stop it, they'll have to do a talking filibuster.
"The concept that you don’t have to show your ID to vote is foreign," Scott said. "We're going to get this done. The president is on board. He knows we have to use the talking filibuster to get his agenda done."
"Is it a pain in the rear? Yeah. But so what? This is a full-time job. We ought to be busting our tails every day for the American people. This is a very important piece of legislation that’s going to save this country," Scott said. "You're being too nice. The Democrats know they can't win wit their polciies, they want fraud to win. The only explanation is they want to cheat."
"If you want to talk, have at it. But when you’re done talking, we are going to vote, and it’s going to take 50 votes plus the vice president to pass legislation or nominations."
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
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I’ll believe it when I see it.
Yes and so did Schmucky. The Deep State is obviously still in control of DC.
I think the same as you. Republicans need to get off their high horse of thinking they are better than being nasty. But politics is a dog eats dog world and being nice does not help b
Try boarding a flight without ID.
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