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Posted on 02/09/2026 2:26:38 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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President Trump’s opponents, most of whom have never seen a local problem they didn’t think a national effort could solve, are suddenly proclaiming their devotion to the cause of federalism. This is in response to Trump’s recent suggestions that he would like to “nationalize the voting” in future elections, which prompted the usual tiresome comparisons of Trump to a banana republic dictator dedicated to stealing elections.
The president has brought attention to an important issue: the need for voter ID. The fact thathis Democratic critics are so vociferously against it is telling.
As the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act languishes in the Senate amid partisan gridlock, Democrats are united in their opposition to all efforts to bolster election integrity. This bill, which passed the House in April 2025, would mandate documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration and ensure only eligible Americans cast ballots. Yet Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, have stonewalled it, requiring 60 votes to break a filibuster they seem eager to maintain.
Elections are the cornerstone of self-governance, and without verifiable safeguards, that foundation crumbles. Requiring a photo ID or proof of citizenship to vote is no more burdensome than showing ID to board a plane, buy alcohol, or open a bank account. Voter ID deters fraud, such as noncitizens voting illegally, which becomes harder to detect in loosely regulated systems. More importantly, it reassures the public that every vote counts equally.
Voter ID is just common sense that falls well within the mainstream of public opinion, transcending party lines and demographics. Polls consistently show overwhelming support: A recent CNN poll revealed that 85 percent of white Americans, 82 percent of Latinos, and 76 percent of black Americans favor requiring photo ID...
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Many RINOs are happy to get the crumbs the Dems throw them when in power, although the Senate in particular behaves more like a "Looters Club" regardless of party. And the RINOs in safe districts are more than happy to con their voters that they will "stop the Dems" when pretending to do so and claiming to be "not as bad" provides a convenient rationale for reelecting them.
Frankly, most of the House and Senate should be taken out and shot for what they've done to this country.
Since all citizens are required to have a RealId drivers license, that would serve a voter ID too. Citizens who vote should have Voter ID to prove they can vote.
I’m not really a fan of voter id as i believe that proper audit controls which enforced by disavowing any counting process that violates the rules. The mail in ballot process in PA will really not benefit from voter id. no one can even validate a signature today. any where. the bank doesn’t validate your signature on a check. On the mail in application you submit a copy of your drivers license? really? It’s not a valid ID for plane travel. No we use the Real ID right? no longer even valid as a real ID. So you know who is voting and it has no impact on the guy sending the Biden votes thru the counting machines 20 times. Audit controls with personal sigh offs and jail time with invalidation of the votes for violating the rules.
“ The mail in ballot process in PA will really not benefit from voter id. no one can even validate a signature today. any where. the bank doesn’t validate your signature on a check.” My bank still asks to see an ID for checks that involve withdrawals.
“...should be taken out and shot...”
I’m for that.
Be careful.
The real Amish refuse to be photographed for religious reasons.
The real Amish in York and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania, put DJT in the White House—twice.
Kiss the Amish vote goodbye and cede America to the DSA forever.
Stopping fraudulent voting/ballots would more than make up for it.
I don’t care to roll your dice.
It has taken centuries and the tireless efforts of patriots like Scott Pressler to encourage the vote of the “plain sects”.
They are an uberconservative bloc which we slough off at our peril.
So you think it's better to let anybody vote, citizen or not, at as many polling places as they can visit every election day.
I wish I was as smart as you.
Nope...I only want to avoid disenfranchising the plain folk who twice put Trump into the White House.
Ohio has navigated this minefield by allowing those sects to vote using an ID which does NOT include a photo.
Pennsylvania and Indiana should do likewise.
So you want it both ways.
Like I said, I wish I was as smart as you.
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