You may need more than your birth certificate to vote

An example of cutting your hair too close to your scalp is strictly enforcing the no double parking law. You may never get your Amazon package. If you trim too much fat from the meat, you will get a very small meal.

Another example of trimming too much is the SAVE Act in the U.S. Congress (H.R.22). The SAVE Act is trying to block a lot of voters that pretends to be an election-protection bill.

One way to weaken democracy is to be sure only citizens vote by asking for prof of citizenship that is impossible for millions of voters to get hold of.

This looks like a plan to disqualify millions of voters. Here is only one example of the trouble this bill would make.

It would require every voter to show proof of citizenship bearing their current name when registering to vote—which might not seem like a big deal, unless you spend two seconds thinking about the ramifications. 

• Overnight, it’d essentially end online and mail-in voter registration. 

• Proof of citizenship doesn’t mean a simple driver’s license. It means a birth certificate or a passport – documents that tens of millions of citizens simply don’t have access to. 

• Married people who’ve changed their names wouldn’t be able to register using their original birth certificates – effectively disenfranchising millions of women. 

• The burdensome requirements would disproportionately impact younger voters (how many college students do you know who have a birth certificate stashed in their dorm rooms?), voters of color, low-income voters, and elder voters. 

• Arizona and Kansas tried similar legislation and tens of thousands of eligible voters were disenfranchised. 

So, if you are represented by one of those twelve senators, please call them today and urge them to vote no on the SAVE Act. And then urge friends in your state to call as well!

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