Cutting the grass by going down to the dirt is like strictly enforcing the no-double-parking law. You may never get your packages if we don’t let the truck stop.
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 while it pretends to be an election-protection bill.
One way to weaken democracy is to ask for documents that are difficult for citizens to get a hold of. Millions of people will be affected.
This bill would 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 with their current name on it when they register to vote—which might not seem like a big deal, unless you spend two seconds thinking about the ramifications.
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It would essentially end online and mail-in voter registration.
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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.
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Married people who’ve changed their names wouldn’t be able to register using their original birth certificates – taking the votes from millions of women.
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The difficult requirements would especially impact young 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.
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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.
| John Fetterman,
Ruben Gallego, Maggie Hassan, Mark Kelly, John Ossoff, Catherine Cortez Masto, |
Gary Peters,
Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen, Elissa Slotkin, Mark Warner, Raphael Warnock |
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