Republican Says 'the Quiet Part Out Loud' About Trump’s SAVE Act

Republican says 'the quiet part out loud' about Trump’s SAVE Act

Republicans on social media are admitting the truth behind Democratic accusations about the SAVE Act — namely, that they want to pass the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship and photo ID to disenfranchise Democratic voters.“The writing on the wall,” tweeted Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida in a message in which Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is tagged. Luna attached a flowchart which showed two paths from “Gain majori…

House Republicans Pressure Senate to Force Vote on SAVE America Act

A group of House Republicans, accustomed to pressuring their own chamber’s leadership, is now publicly calling for the Senate to use a “talking filibuster” in order to pass voter identification legislation. “I don’t think the votes are there [in the Senate] to eliminate the filibuster, but they might be there to actually force the Democrats to do what’s called the ‘talking filibuster,’ which is the way it was up until the 1980s” House Freedom Ca…

Saving the SAVE Act by Killing the Zombie Filibuster

If Democrats want to block voter ID and proof of citizenship, they should have to say so. Out loud. For hours. And hours. And hours. On national TV. That’s the heart of the fight over the SAVE America Act. Earlier this month, the House passed the updated SAVE Act. The bill would require documentary...