How likely for save act to pass senate?

[Anonymous]

Why not just amend the act to explicitly say marriage licenses count as proof of name change? What is the benefit of keeping it out if it creates this ongoing talking point?

…. It’s almost like it’s not in there for a reason…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not just amend the act to explicitly say marriage licenses count as proof of name change? What is the benefit of keeping it out if it creates this ongoing talking point?

…. It’s almost like it’s not in there for a reason…..

ya think? what reason might that be to have a law that makes it more difficult for women to vote?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031164994/democrats-are-now-open-to-new-voter-id-rules-it-probably-wont-win-over-the-gop

From 2021...Democrats do not oppose voter ID, what they oppose is voter suppression, which is what the SAVE Act does.

+1. I remember when I first moved to Virginia. During one visit to the DMV I registered my car in Virginia, got a Virginia license and registered to vote. I spent a fair bit of money that day - it was worth it to me because becoming a Virginia driver allowed me to work among other things. But not everybody makes the same calculation.

Requiring a passport instead of a driver's license just makes it that much worse of a poll tax.

I just paid 180$ to get my passport. I had to do an appoointment at the post office weeks in advance, slots were only during work hours and had to take time off, plus getting the appropriate pictures and then they wanted to see some additional documentation on proof of residence and I had to run home and get that. I'm upper middle income. Passports are a pain in the neck even for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just amend the act to explicitly say marriage licenses count as proof of name change? What is the benefit of keeping it out if it creates this ongoing talking point?

…. It’s almost like it’s not in there for a reason…..

ya think? what reason might that be to have a law that makes it more difficult for women to vote?

You don’t think it’s to do with the views amplified by sitting members of the cabinet expressly saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote, right? That’s coincidence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

+1

Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

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Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

It’s not that simple. The act is the federal government the right to say which papers are good enough and which aren’t. Something tells me marriage licenses, and swing states aren’t going to count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

+1

Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

It’s not that simple. The act is the federal government the right to say which papers are good enough and which aren’t. Something tells me marriage licenses, and swing states aren’t going to count.

PP here, and I agree with you. I also envision vital records offices now requiring in-person appointments to receive said documents.

[Anonymous]

Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio
x.com
New — During this week's SAVE Act debate, Sen.
Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) will offer the amendments that encompass Trump's additional demands on transgender surgeries, men/women's sports & mail-in ballot restrictions
Trump asked Schmitt to lead this a couple weeks ago, per source familiar
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio
x.com
New — During this week's SAVE Act debate, Sen.
Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) will offer the amendments that encompass Trump's additional demands on transgender surgeries, men/women's sports & mail-in ballot restrictions
Trump asked Schmitt to lead this a couple weeks ago, per source familiar
Last edited 6:31 PM • 3/15/26 • 40K Views

Great who will lead the amendments to prevent the disenfranchisement of women?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio
x.com
New — During this week's SAVE Act debate, Sen.
Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) will offer the amendments that encompass Trump's additional demands on transgender surgeries, men/women's sports & mail-in ballot restrictions
Trump asked Schmitt to lead this a couple weeks ago, per source familiar
Last edited 6:31 PM • 3/15/26 • 40K Views

Great who will lead the amendments to prevent the disenfranchisement of women?

Lol. That's a good one.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

+1

Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

When my FIL died my MIL needed copies of all her marriage certificate and such for Social Security and we dug through everything and couldn't find it. And then she couldn't remember which county or city they had gotten their license in, but we had to pay fees just for the various jurisdictions to look to see if they had it, then to get a copy. Fortunately Social security appeals took some other documentation we had because the whole process took months and months and hundreds of dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not just amend the act to explicitly say marriage licenses count as proof of name change? What is the benefit of keeping it out if it creates this ongoing talking point?

…. It’s almost like it’s not in there for a reason…..

Gotta be a blanket no. Supremacy clause. Marriage licenses are a state function, but recognition at the federal level would be uneven between states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

+1

Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

When my FIL died my MIL needed copies of all her marriage certificate and such for Social Security and we dug through everything and couldn't find it. And then she couldn't remember which county or city they had gotten their license in, but we had to pay fees just for the various jurisdictions to look to see if they had it, then to get a copy. Fortunately Social security appeals took some other documentation we had because the whole process took months and months and hundreds of dollars.

States have an office of vital records.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fine, Republicans go ahead and pass the voter suppression act. It will impact way more of you than democrats. More Dems have passports, more Dem have funds to get proper paperwork. We have organizations ready and willing to help. All the MAGA mommas gonna find out GOP wants you to shut up.

+1

Older women/elderly trend towards the GOP. I wonder how many of them have all their documents? How many of them live in rural areas where they don’t have internet and the nearest vital records office is 2 hours away?

When my FIL died my MIL needed copies of all her marriage certificate and such for Social Security and we dug through everything and couldn't find it. And then she couldn't remember which county or city they had gotten their license in, but we had to pay fees just for the various jurisdictions to look to see if they had it, then to get a copy. Fortunately Social security appeals took some other documentation we had because the whole process took months and months and hundreds of dollars.

States have an office of vital records.

And they cost money, this is also about disenfranchising the poor, too. Thanks for the reminder.