"This weekend, the Republicans thrashed about in the Senate like rotting, mildly electrocuted trout as they attempted to pass the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act — a bill that would disenfranchise millions of Americans in the name of preventing voter fraud that doesn’t exist"
This description is perfect encapsulation of this bill and bravo for highlighting up front that the "fraud" Republicans are addressing does not exist. Also, congratulations to the reporter who asked Mike Johnson to provide one example.
"But married women lean Republican (50 to 45 percent). More, it seems likely that Democratic married women are more likely to not change their names at marriage."
I'm not a political scientist, voting specialist, etc. But even I knew this & could see how it could backfire. Oh, & add that a lot of those women are seniors.
The Secretary of State in WA posted yesterday that there's no money budgeted to enforce the SAVE Act if somehow it's passed. From his remarks, it seems that he is not searching for the funds.
Besides the reasons it's such a horrible idea, I can't imagine how states would implement it.
I would read the heck out of a post that talks about how much the word LOOK is doing for Republicans when they are asked a question that they cannot answer. It’s an insanely overused rhetorical device these days. I’m so tired of it!
We need ID for lots of stuff. That’s not the same as proof of citizenship. I have a driver’s license, birth certificate and long-expired passport and I could lose my right to vote if I don’t get that passport re-issued at $$$.
I suspect that the rates of lead and arsenic levels in drinking water are higher than the rates of voter fraud.
Especially in rethuglican states. But then, if that’s true, high lead buildup in the brain could explain the profound lack of intelligence in so many rethuglican members of Congress.
The one way the so-called SAVE Act works for Republicans is for it to be Kavanaughed at the state and local level - selective enforcement to make sure the “right voters” get to vote and others are excluded.
Thank you for a glimmer of hope in an otherwise desperate situation. Everything 47 touches dies a slow painful death. At this point we as a nation are on life support. And now the conflict in the Middle East, which in my opinion serves two purposes: distract from the Epstein files, and keep in him power. A bumpy ride indeed.
"This weekend, the Republicans thrashed about in the Senate like rotting, mildly electrocuted trout as they attempted to pass the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act — a bill that would disenfranchise millions of Americans in the name of preventing voter fraud that doesn’t exist"
This description is perfect encapsulation of this bill and bravo for highlighting up front that the "fraud" Republicans are addressing does not exist. Also, congratulations to the reporter who asked Mike Johnson to provide one example.
"But married women lean Republican (50 to 45 percent). More, it seems likely that Democratic married women are more likely to not change their names at marriage."
I'm not a political scientist, voting specialist, etc. But even I knew this & could see how it could backfire. Oh, & add that a lot of those women are seniors.
Thank you, Mr. Berlatsky.
The Secretary of State in WA posted yesterday that there's no money budgeted to enforce the SAVE Act if somehow it's passed. From his remarks, it seems that he is not searching for the funds.
Besides the reasons it's such a horrible idea, I can't imagine how states would implement it.
I would read the heck out of a post that talks about how much the word LOOK is doing for Republicans when they are asked a question that they cannot answer. It’s an insanely overused rhetorical device these days. I’m so tired of it!
"It's a half-baked attempt at election rigging"
You mean like redrawing the Congressional map in TX?
What else do you expect from the felon?
We need ID for lots of stuff. That’s not the same as proof of citizenship. I have a driver’s license, birth certificate and long-expired passport and I could lose my right to vote if I don’t get that passport re-issued at $$$.
I suspect that the rates of lead and arsenic levels in drinking water are higher than the rates of voter fraud.
Especially in rethuglican states. But then, if that’s true, high lead buildup in the brain could explain the profound lack of intelligence in so many rethuglican members of Congress.
Vote every single Republican out of office. Vote FOR these Democrats for the SENATE:
OH: Sherrod Brown, AK: Mary Peltola, TX: James Talarico, GA: John Ossoff, NC: Roy Cooper.
The one way the so-called SAVE Act works for Republicans is for it to be Kavanaughed at the state and local level - selective enforcement to make sure the “right voters” get to vote and others are excluded.
Thank you for a glimmer of hope in an otherwise desperate situation. Everything 47 touches dies a slow painful death. At this point we as a nation are on life support. And now the conflict in the Middle East, which in my opinion serves two purposes: distract from the Epstein files, and keep in him power. A bumpy ride indeed.