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    1. theRAV on

      Well yeah, Republicans know they lose when more people vote, so they’re doing everything they can to make it harder to vote.

    4. ChiGuy6124 on

      *Honestly, what a bunch of morons.*

      „The world is on fire. Gas prices are rising. The US economy is in shambles. President Trump has bulldozed through his promise of “[no new wars](https://x.com/Acosta/status/2007458365492846664)” and 6 in 10 Americans believe the country is [worse off](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/most-americans-say-country-worse-off-than-a-year-ago-new-poll-shows) than it was a year ago.“

      „But instead of addressing the issues that Americans [actually care about](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-trump-struggles-immigration-prices-iran-democrats-midterm-edge-rcna261861), Senate Republicans are spending the next week or more attempting to further what has become the central organizing principle of Trump’s presidency: making it harder to vote.“

      „On Tuesday afternoon the Senate began debating the [Save America Act](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trump-wants-to-take-over-elections-save-act-voter-id-suppression/), which voting rights advocates describe as the [worst voter suppression bill](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/save-act-voter-suppression-trump/) that Congress has seriously considered passing.“

      “Americans are watching in horror as Donald Trump bumbles this country into war,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference on Tuesday. “He’s tanking our economy and driving up costs for families. But what are Republicans prioritizing in the Senate this week?  They’re conspiring with Donald Trump to undermine democracy and disenfranchise millions of Americans.”

      „Trump calls the bill his “[No. 1 priority](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/09/congress/trump-save-america-act-gop-00819673)” and claims it will “[guarantee the midterms](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5776058-trump-republicans-save-america-act-midterms/)” for Republicans.“

      „It won’t. The centerpiece of the bill is a “[show your papers](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trump-wants-to-take-over-elections-save-act-voter-id-suppression/)” requirement mandating proof of citizenship, such as a passport or a birth certificate, to register to vote. That could impact [Republican-leaning constituencies](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-trumps-long-shot-voting-bill-could-hurt-his-own-supporters-2026-03-17/) more than Democrats. The ten states with the lowest levels of passport ownership all [voted for Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/map-us-states-lowest-number-passport-ownership-2117214). [Sixty-nine million women](https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-would-disenfranchise-millions-of-citizens/) who took their partner’s last name and do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name could find it harder to register to vote under the bill“
      „Republican women are [twice as likely](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/07/about-eight-in-ten-women-in-opposite-sex-marriages-say-they-took-their-husbands-last-name/#:~:text=Democratic%20women:%20Democratic%20and%20Democratic,the%20least%20likely%20(7%25).) as Democrats to change their last name. And because voters would need provide this documentation in person at an election office, rural voters, who also [lean Republican](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/partisanship-in-rural-suburban-and-urban-communities/), could be forced to drive up to [eight hours](https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-would-force-many-rural-americans-to-drive-hours-to-register-to-vote/) to register to vote.“

      “The SAVE America Act wouldn’t turn blue states red, and it can’t save Republicans from voter anger at unpopular policies,” the conservative *Wall Street Journal* editorial page [wrote](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/save-america-act-voter-id-donald-trump-senate-filibuster-a2331419) on Tuesday. In the MAGA era, the bill could even marginally hurt the GOP. Kamala Harris in 2024 won college graduates and voters earning over $100,000 a year. Mr. Trump carried those with no degrees and lower salaries. Which coalition is most likely not to have passports and birth certificates handy?”

      „When Kansas passed a proof-of-citizenship law in 2011, it blocked [1 in 7 people](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/magazine/the-man-behind-trumps-voter-fraud-obsession.html) from registering to vote. If that happened on a national scale, 11 million Americans would be prevented from registering to vote every cycle. Suffice it to say there would be a national outcry if that happened, undercutting the alleged support for the legislation.“

      „In addition to making it harder to register to vote, the bill would also require states to hand over their voter rolls, which includes sensitive personal information, to the Department of Homeland Security, which could lead to voters being wrongly purged based on faulty data.“

      „To appease Trump, Senate Republicans plan to go further, introducing amendments to outlaw mail-in voting, which even many Republicans oppose doing, and ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, which just reinforces how the entire Senate debate is a political stunt.“

      „At its core, the bill is a solution in search of a problem, predicated on the lie that non-citizens are systematically voting in American elections, which [every major study](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/trump-elections-nationalizing-voting-citizens.html) has found to be an exceedingly small-to-nonexistent problem. At a news conference on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) couldn’t cite a [single example of fraud](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mhb7rc4efk2z) to support the legislation.“

      „But that doesn’t mean we should simply dismiss the [inevitable failure](https://punchbowl.news/article/senate/thune-talking-filibuster/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3/17/26%20AM:&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined) of the bill. The Republican Party’s [repeated lies](https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ted-cruz-democrats-want-illegal-aliens-to-cast-votes/) about the voting process have undermined the public’s [confidence in elections](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-are-increasingly-worried-about-voting-new-poll-shows). And the bill’s demise could embolden Trump to take more extreme actions to control elections, such as declaring a national emergency in an attempt to seize voting machines and ban mail voting, which right-wing election deniers are [urging him](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/election-deniers-executive-order-emergency-trump-ticktin-corsi-bannon/) to do.“

    7. Colonel-Mooseknuckle on

      All in the name of protecting a diddler. Congrats everyone, we are great again!

    9. tmountain on

      If the only way that you can win an election involves voter suppression, then there’s a pretty good chance that your policies fucking suck.

    11. LadyMcIver on

      It’s not *just* voting that is at risk, here. They are cheating to ensure they win elections from now on, yes. And with that comes unchecked control over everything in our lives. They will not only continue doing what they do now, but with no concern over midterm or general elections. They want to go back to when only white, rich land-holders could vote. Project 2025 is just a blueprint upon which they want to build on, even after Trump is…whatever happens to him.

    13. barryvm on

      Afraid that the people might reject the government and elect a new one, the Republican party decides to reject the people and select a new one.

    14. NovelDraft5175 on

      Well nothing has changed, the republican congress is only about corruption and saving there own ass ?

    15. mikeybee1976 on

      Yep, and like they are with most things bad and/or evil, they’re super good at making it harder to vote…they kinda suck at running a country…or a county for that matter.

    16. uriejejejdjbejxijehd on

      “Look, we really messed things up for everyone, and we realize that. That’s why we are trying very hard to make sure we don’t face any consequences and can just continue like we did!” /s

    17. Comfortable-Pea-1312 on

      I’m done with the lesser of two evils argument, the aboutisms and the ‚They’re all the same argument; they voted for disruption and that’s what’s happening. They were and are willing to burn this country, the world, TO THE GROUND; all over emotional triggers and hurt feelings. Emotional stunted adults who were coddled by the very government they claim to despise.

      And this fake voter outrage is just the middle finger candle on this shit cake. ANYONE still proudly identifying as a Republican, needs to take a HARD look in the mirror. The meaning and value has been irrevocably altered.

    18. bandalooper on

      Because more of this same “leadership” will surely make us “great”, right?

    21. CategoryZestyclose91 on

      A friend and I started an independent news publication (State of the North) last month in MN in light of all that has been going on here politically. 

      We are in the middle of doing a three part investigative series on the SAVE Act. We pulled data, studies, etc. 

      It’s been mind blowing, genuinely. I encourage you to read it – it’s not something I’ve seen a lot of outlets do. We also decided to do pledges instead of paid subscriptions so that it would be accessible to more people, so there’s zero cost to read. 

      It IS specific to MN, but it lays out the act, analyzes it, gives numbers as to who it would affect, etc.

      We have two parts done so far and hoping to post the third today! 

      https://open.substack.com/pub/stateofthenorth/p/the-deep-the-save-act?r=7falo2&utm_medium=ios

      https://open.substack.com/pub/stateofthenorth/p/the-deep-the-save-act-part-2?r=7falo2&utm_medium=ios

    25. head0r on

      .. and you are here to stay and burn with me
      our funeral pyre
      and we are here to revel forevermore

      a lot of fossil has to die. as pictured above.

    27. CodyintheCinema on

      I do not have even a mustard seed of faith that future generations will be able to dig out of this mess or even realize how bad it is.

    29. DrunkenNinja27 on

      Well no shit, if we get responsible adults in charge then these people might have to face consequences. Lord knows the GOP can’t have that.

    31. Zak_Rahman on

      Empowered by their founder daddy cult and westernism, these people are far beyond human rationality.

      The US tried regime change everywhere but the place that really need it.

      Your matching jackets are bombing the wrong continent.

    32. rogueciridae on

      It would be hilarious if they managed to pass the “SAVE” act and still got obliterated in the midterms because of all this shit.

      “We tried doing nothing, actively harming our constituents, and cheating. I guess we’re out of options.”

    34. FucklberryFinn on

      Don’t worry guys! 

      Freedom-loving Americans who take NO nonsense will be sitting down and posting on social media and watching Netflix, furiously!!
      Help is on the way!

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