Will the Save Act Disenfranchise Millions?
The other day I saw a Facebook that claimed:
“Yes! Now we have to oppose the SAVE act which will negatively affect our voting rights if passed! Write to your senators! And do not let them nationalize elections. The system works because it is so diffuse that no one entity can totally corrupt it.”
I jumped on that one and commented as follows:
Oh, wait a minute. The presidential, senate and house elections are national. In concert they define what party will control the government - certainly the presidential election. Please tell me what problem you have with the two simple “Save” rules. First, you must be a citizen to vote. Wow, is that off the wall. You mean that any non-citizen who strolls into this country should have the vote? Second, you must prove your citizenship with a photo ID. What a terrible burden that is. Let’s see: what current activities do you need a photo ID for?
Buying a Beer
Picking up a prescription
Renting a car
Boarding a flight
Buying cold medicine
Getting a piercing
Renting a hotel room
Entertainment tickets
Driver’s license
Marriage license
Donating blood
Opening a bank account
Joining the service
Entry to Democratic conventions
Credit cards
Mortgage loan
TSA pass
And more….
Are you suggesting that certain identities in our country are incapable of getting a photo ID? How racist. Please tell me how many adults you know who can’t participate in the activities listed above because they have no ID. Could it be that you want millions of illegals to vote because you assume that they will vote Democratic? Now there’s a thought. A classic Left complaint is that a married woman who takes her husband’s surname would become incapable of voting under the “Save” act. Tell me, how has her new surname prevented her from any of the activities mentioned above? Are married women too stupid to figure this out and be condemned to second citizen status?
Being a citizen and having the vote is a sacred trust. New citizens take an oath to support the Constitution and uphold the law. Existing citizens implicitly swear to do the same. Voting is not to be taken lightly and not left to the whim of the local voting district.
Note: 71% of Democrats, 83% of Independents, and 95% of Republicans say photo ID should be required to vote, according to Pew. A parting thought: If there was a stupidity test required for voting, you wouldn’t pass.