“Requiring people to shell out for passports and birth certificates to “solve” a problem that doesn’t exist is a modern-day version of what they used to do down South. It must be stopped.”
“It is all lies, perpetrated to force a nationalization of elections and massive voter suppression, pushed now in the face of plummeting support for Trump and his party in the country and among voters. The core of the bill, requiring voters to prove their citizenship, is both a massive hurdle and a major poll tax.”
“Under the bill, all registered voters would be required to go to a voting registrar *in person to* re-register, providing proof of citizenship. For those in 45 states, a Real ID will not suffice; voters would need a passport, passport card, or certified birth certificate (not a copy). For married women who had changed their names, many more hoops including a marriage certificate and other proof of the legitimacy of their name.”
“And states would be required to use a voter purge system created by DOGE, relying on Social Security System data, that has been shown to be unreliable and biased. This is the same DOGE, by the way, that made off with the most sensitive Social Security information for hundreds of millions and tried to share it with a private company. With an error rate estimated at 14 percent or more, this program would require states to disenfranchise millions of legitimate voters.”
“Half of Americans do not have passports; getting one costs at least $165, plus photos, and requires … a birth certificate or certificate of naturalization. A passport card, with the same requirements, costs $65 plus photos. Marco Rubio’s State Department has cut the Passport Office in half and removed the ability of people to submit applications for a passport to local libraries, meaning physically going to an official office, which for many would mean traveling hundreds of miles.”
“Many millions of Americans have no idea where their birth certificates are or have one that will not suffice under this bill; getting an official one, which is not always easy, can cost up to $80 or $100.”
“If Republicans really just wanted voter ID, there is a simple way to get there. Have a bipartisan bill requiring a photo ID to vote—while allowing the use of state-issued student IDs, and giving Americans who lack an ID a free passport card.”
” But that is not what Republicans want—the voter ID part is a Trojan Horse, taking a popular idea as a subterfuge to pass an unprecedented national power grab of elections from the states that have run them for well over 200 years, in order to cement Republicans in power, no matter how unpopular they are.”
“A core element of the Jim Crow laws in Southern states to block Blacks from voting was a poll tax, used from the 1890s to the 1960s. It was outlawed for federal elections by the 24th Amendment in 1964, and by the Supreme Court for state and local elections two years later. The SAVE America act is a modern poll tax, plain and simple, and is flatly unconstitutional.”
DistractedPhoenix on
If they want to pass SAVE America, just include a free, frictionless ID
mowotlarx on
If an ID is a requirement and that ID is not fully free and federally funded, it’s a poll tax. Period.
Zenfulbliss on
Release the epstein files and put the pedo in chief behind bars.
RGQcats on
It’s a poll tax that goes hard for women especially.
RGQcats on
Without Republicans committing voter fraud the amount of voter fraud would be even more miniscule.
black_flag_4ever on
The DESTROY America Act. The GOP always name legislation the opposite of what it does.
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No-Group-4504 on
If they pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT, it will destroy the confidence that is necessary for democracy.
Northern_Ice_2501 on
I keep saying it: Not only a poll tax, but sharing voter registration information. The Trump admin LOST in court when requesting this information from states. Don’t let them do an end run to get this information.
No-Group-4504 on
Where there are gray areas between balancing safety and freedoms, there is law. You can’t just let anybody (kids, mentally ill, felons, etc.) have guns, so there are laws in place.
Regarding the freedom of speech, hate speech is not protected, yelling fire is not protected, etc.
There is NO gray area in the case of Voter ID because there is ZERO proof of meaningful voter fraud. Restrictive laws can only be counterproductive, because there is NO PROBLEM to solve!!! It’s voter suppression, plain and simple!!!
FrostingFun2041 on
Tax stamped suppressors and paid licensing requirements and classes etc have entered the chat.
8to24 on
This is what Conservatives do. They frame an argument around simple to understand and easy to follow idea. Like “voters should have ID”. Then attempt to push through Policies that includes a of things they have never formally advocated or discussed.
xeonicus on
Why do they always label bill exactly the opposite of what they do?
2dazeTaco on
Voting is a constitutional right, as is firearm ownership in this country.
Yet any time pro 2A people complain about registration we’re hit with the “there’s nothing that says it can’t be taxed” or “well the regulations exist for safety and security”.
What’s the difference?
I’m not trying to be an ass, rude, or condescending. In fact I’m opposed both morally and ethically to the SAVE act. I’m simply trying to point out the cognitive dissonance between saying one right is any different than another. It’s difficult to argue in favor of one, when you’re opposed to another.
This is the “slippery slope” gun owners have cried about for decades.
Fragmentia on
Hold on, I thought there were amendments to the Save Act. This article doesn’t mention any of that. Are they saying Republicans reverted back to the original bill? That seems like headline news in itself.
Wizard_Scotch on
If this passes, then I imagine there are a lot of Republican women who will be quite surprised in November when they won’t be allowed to vote because they don’t have passports.
17 Comments
“Requiring people to shell out for passports and birth certificates to “solve” a problem that doesn’t exist is a modern-day version of what they used to do down South. It must be stopped.”
“Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and MAGA Republicans in and out of Congress are putting on a [full court press](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/09/congress/trump-save-america-act-gop-00819673) to get Senate Majority Leader John Thune to [blow up](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/cornyn-filibuster-save-act-trump-00822562) the Senate’s filibuster rule to jam through their SAVE America Act, which they regularly talk about as a “Voter ID bill,” one to stop the voter fraud they claim, with straight faces, is rampant when even Trump’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon, can find only trace elements of non-citizens voting or others committing voter fraud.”
“It is all lies, perpetrated to force a nationalization of elections and massive voter suppression, pushed now in the face of plummeting support for Trump and his party in the country and among voters. The core of the bill, requiring voters to prove their citizenship, is both a massive hurdle and a major poll tax.”
“Under the bill, all registered voters would be required to go to a voting registrar *in person to* re-register, providing proof of citizenship. For those in 45 states, a Real ID will not suffice; voters would need a passport, passport card, or certified birth certificate (not a copy). For married women who had changed their names, many more hoops including a marriage certificate and other proof of the legitimacy of their name.”
“And states would be required to use a voter purge system created by DOGE, relying on Social Security System data, that has been shown to be unreliable and biased. This is the same DOGE, by the way, that made off with the most sensitive Social Security information for hundreds of millions and tried to share it with a private company. With an error rate estimated at 14 percent or more, this program would require states to disenfranchise millions of legitimate voters.”
“Half of Americans do not have passports; getting one costs at least $165, plus photos, and requires … a birth certificate or certificate of naturalization. A passport card, with the same requirements, costs $65 plus photos. Marco Rubio’s State Department has cut the Passport Office in half and removed the ability of people to submit applications for a passport to local libraries, meaning physically going to an official office, which for many would mean traveling hundreds of miles.”
“Many millions of Americans have no idea where their birth certificates are or have one that will not suffice under this bill; getting an official one, which is not always easy, can cost up to $80 or $100.”
“If Republicans really just wanted voter ID, there is a simple way to get there. Have a bipartisan bill requiring a photo ID to vote—while allowing the use of state-issued student IDs, and giving Americans who lack an ID a free passport card.”
” But that is not what Republicans want—the voter ID part is a Trojan Horse, taking a popular idea as a subterfuge to pass an unprecedented national power grab of elections from the states that have run them for well over 200 years, in order to cement Republicans in power, no matter how unpopular they are.”
“A core element of the Jim Crow laws in Southern states to block Blacks from voting was a poll tax, used from the 1890s to the 1960s. It was outlawed for federal elections by the 24th Amendment in 1964, and by the Supreme Court for state and local elections two years later. The SAVE America act is a modern poll tax, plain and simple, and is flatly unconstitutional.”
If they want to pass SAVE America, just include a free, frictionless ID
If an ID is a requirement and that ID is not fully free and federally funded, it’s a poll tax. Period.
Release the epstein files and put the pedo in chief behind bars.
It’s a poll tax that goes hard for women especially.
Without Republicans committing voter fraud the amount of voter fraud would be even more miniscule.
The DESTROY America Act. The GOP always name legislation the opposite of what it does.
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If they pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT, it will destroy the confidence that is necessary for democracy.
I keep saying it: Not only a poll tax, but sharing voter registration information. The Trump admin LOST in court when requesting this information from states. Don’t let them do an end run to get this information.
Where there are gray areas between balancing safety and freedoms, there is law. You can’t just let anybody (kids, mentally ill, felons, etc.) have guns, so there are laws in place.
Regarding the freedom of speech, hate speech is not protected, yelling fire is not protected, etc.
There is NO gray area in the case of Voter ID because there is ZERO proof of meaningful voter fraud. Restrictive laws can only be counterproductive, because there is NO PROBLEM to solve!!! It’s voter suppression, plain and simple!!!
Tax stamped suppressors and paid licensing requirements and classes etc have entered the chat.
This is what Conservatives do. They frame an argument around simple to understand and easy to follow idea. Like “voters should have ID”. Then attempt to push through Policies that includes a of things they have never formally advocated or discussed.
Why do they always label bill exactly the opposite of what they do?
Voting is a constitutional right, as is firearm ownership in this country.
Yet any time pro 2A people complain about registration we’re hit with the “there’s nothing that says it can’t be taxed” or “well the regulations exist for safety and security”.
What’s the difference?
I’m not trying to be an ass, rude, or condescending. In fact I’m opposed both morally and ethically to the SAVE act. I’m simply trying to point out the cognitive dissonance between saying one right is any different than another. It’s difficult to argue in favor of one, when you’re opposed to another.
This is the “slippery slope” gun owners have cried about for decades.
Hold on, I thought there were amendments to the Save Act. This article doesn’t mention any of that. Are they saying Republicans reverted back to the original bill? That seems like headline news in itself.
If this passes, then I imagine there are a lot of Republican women who will be quite surprised in November when they won’t be allowed to vote because they don’t have passports.