Mastodawn

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.

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Robert Thau

@gwynnion There's some deceptive language in the bill that says that a REAL ID which proves citizenship is acceptable at the polls. The trick is that most REAL IDs do not prove citizenship -- legal resident aliens are eligible, and get them all the time. The ones that do ("enhanced" REAL ID) are available in only a few border states, and most residents of those states don't have them because even there, it's an extra bother.