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applegrove

(131,148 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:39 PM 8 hrs ago

The SAVE Act: a poll tax by another name

The new voter suppression bill—called the "Save America Act"—would require 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates to register to vote.

Most don't have these documents. This is a poll tax by another name.

#StopTheSaveAct

Nick Knudsen (@nickknudsenus.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T22:26:21.759Z
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The SAVE Act: a poll tax by another name (Original Post) applegrove 8 hrs ago OP
We need to shout about this! Easterncedar 8 hrs ago #1
Yes, the SAVE Act and its intent are in danger of getting lost in the news cycle. Ilikepurple 7 hrs ago #2
I fired off more emails to my two worthless KY senators again tonight Bayard 6 hrs ago #3
Great for you. applegrove 6 hrs ago #4
Gotta hope - and write! Well done Easterncedar 3 hrs ago #5

Easterncedar

(5,809 posts)
1. We need to shout about this!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:55 PM
8 hrs ago

It’s so wrong. Better that a few crooks or fools vote twice than make it hard for any citizen to vote at all. Much less millions.

Ilikepurple

(483 posts)
2. Yes, the SAVE Act and its intent are in danger of getting lost in the news cycle.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:31 AM
7 hrs ago

This story just doesn’t seem to grab people. It’s seems rare to just happen on to a news story about it on the internet. Some will say that they can find stories using google or that they come up in their tailored feed, but that’s really not my point. People have to know to care and as with many things repetition and multiple views ar3 need to engage the viewer. I feel for Nancy Guthrie and her family not just because I’m a sympathetic human being but also because the coverage is relentless. This issue seems pretty far down the media list. I’m not sure how I can help make it bigger other than share my thoughts and click on the articles I do find.

Bayard

(29,017 posts)
3. I fired off more emails to my two worthless KY senators again tonight
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:28 AM
6 hrs ago

You never know when Rand Paul is going to turn contrarian again and vote for the right thing.

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