Republicans talk about the SAVE Act as if it just requires a photo ID.
The voter registration and proof of citizenship requirements are the real problem, as most state driver's licenses won't count as valid ID.
Having to register in person with an overpriced passport, which most people don't need, or a birth certificate in your current name, is designed to frustrate millions of Americans, especially married women who changed their names.
Trump is begging Republicans to pass it for a reason.
Trump insisting the SAVE Act will guarantee Republicans win the midterms despite abysmal poll numbers should be a dead giveaway.
But of course, the conservative owned media are likewise being disingenuous.
Even in blood red Texas, my driver's license is likely insufficient.
As a trans woman, I doubt I could ever prove my citizenship to their satisfaction since my birth certificate is still in my dead name.
And that's the point.
And for the millionth time, "voter fraud" is fake. It's been proven to be fake many, many times. It's not real.
It doesn't happen except in the rarest cases, and even then it's usually white Republicans doing it!
Republicans have said repeatedly that women are their political enemies and they don't think women should be allowed to vote because of it.
They think they would win every election in perpetuity forever.
Think about that.
But this would obviously impact a lot of poor, marginalized, and low propensity voters as well.
It's facially illegal and unconstitutional for a lot of reasons, too, of course, but you can't rely on Republican captured courts to strike it down either.
The SAVE Act is a classic Republican tactic of leveraging Americans' racism and a fake panic over immigrants to push what is effectively a soft coup.
Republicans and the media will tell you these concerns are overblown.
So why is Trump so desperate for it that he's vowed to veto all other legislation until it gets passed?
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