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Posted on 02/02/2026 7:17:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
What if I told you Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has the power and the votes — right now — to save Republicans’ congressional majorities, President Trump’s second-term agenda, and maybe the republic itself, all while poleaxing Democrats on the short side of an 84-15 issue?
It sounds like fantasy. But like the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend, 2026 is offering up to the GOP a political weapon almost as powerful as Excalibur itself: an extended Democrat talking filibuster of national voter ID legislation.
Popular Idea, Toxic Opposition
Requiring voters to prove their citizenship is one of the most popular ideas in the country, with 84 percent of Americans supporting and only 15 percent opposed. That’s why 36 states and most of the world’s developed countries already have it on the books.
To most Americans, the only thing suspicious about voter ID is why anyone would oppose it. Surely no one wants noncitizens voting, right? Right?
Actually, Democrat leaders, donors, and activists very much want noncitizens voting. Elected Democrats are perfectly aware that the party machine registers ineligible voters and harvests their ballots as a matter of course. They also know that their woke base believes voter ID laws are pure evil, part of Donald Trump’s neo-fascist conspirazzzzzzzzzzz…
Conventional political wisdom, therefore, dismisses voter ID as a legislative nonstarter. Sure, Republicans could pass a bill like the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act through the House of Representatives, as they did last April. But Senate Democrats would filibuster it, denying the GOP the 60 votes they’d need to end debate and pass the bill.
But hold on a second.
Why would Republicans want to end an around-the-clock, nationally televised circus where Democrat senators defy...
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Thune will do exactly the wrong thing. He’s a filthy POS.
Well call John Thune because he’s holding it up. 🙄
Yep. Some in the senate GOP act like they want to lose and screw American citizens.
Yeah, the GOP could do a lot of things for Trump AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE if they weren’t such a bunch of wimps and self-serving slugs.
Bring back the requirement of talking to maintain the Filabuster. They siphon millions through all sorts of crooked ways. At least make them work for it.
I have heard opposition.
Apparently it is sexists, as women, who got married and changed name would have trouble proven their citizenship!?
The Commie RAT Dipstick Judge, Bonusburger, will never let it happen and he’s got truckloads of skank “judgettes” to watch his back.
I've long been of the mindset that many of the entrenched Republicans are happiest when in the minority and can use that as an excuse to see bills pass that they are perfectly happy with, but know their constituents detest.
😀😁😂🤣🤣🤣😅🙄
Surely this author jests...
The Senate GOP has never shown that kind of backbone, except when the opportunity arises to stab DJT in the back...
So they want to go with "women are too stupid?"
We better because the first chance democrats have to pass the John Lewis voting act they will. And we’ll be screwed forever.
Hey, if place X really wanted to elect a leftist with actual live citizens voting once each then so be it.
Ds know that we know what everyone knows including everyone not even *in* the United States: there are no ‘blue states,’ only fraud, hacks, and other crime — and RINOs aiding and abetting for their cut. That’s why they fight like this for illegals, to keep fraud-creating programs going, and for absolute opaqueness and corruptible methods for voting.
They just don’t want to.
Cowards. They fear principles. They get frightened if they think principles will cost them votes.
Having none insures it.
They are going to lose the 3 seat majority if they don’t get tough. Dems are on the ropes and the Pubs won’t go in for the kill.
ping
“GOP Can Fix Elections” is poor wording. At first glance, I took “fix” to mean “rig”, as in Democrats fix elections in most urban centers.
Finally, Lucy gets what’s coming to her.
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