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In reply to the discussion: Why my head hurts: This exchange just happened Thursday on the Senate floor. [View all]
Chasstev365
(7,638 posts)2. Great Catch!
Counter point: Americans who have a passport have traveled abroad and tend to be educated. They might be more likely to see when a democracy is slipping away.
Could the SAVE ACT actually eliminate more uneducated Trump voters from being able to vote?
Of course, it should be moot because under the Constitution, states run their own elections, but with this Supreme Court who knows what law is anymore.
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Why my head hurts: This exchange just happened Thursday on the Senate floor. [View all]
634-5789
21 hrs ago
OP
I have read news reports that say a marriage certificate won't be accepted as ID in the event of a divorce.
love_katz
5 hrs ago
#50
Spot on! Since more than a couple GOP pols and influencers suggested women should not be able to vote
Attilatheblond
12 hrs ago
#34
This bill is clearly intended to disenfranchise women and minorities since fewer of them vote for Republicans.
Lonestarblue
20 hrs ago
#6
I got my passport a year ago. Saw the brown stuff ready to hit the fan.
twodogsbarking
20 hrs ago
#8
Mine too a bit longer. I had to get a new birth certificate. The old ones did not name your parents like the new ones.
twodogsbarking
17 hrs ago
#19
i prepared and got a fresh new copy, only to be told the old one was actually better!
uncle ray
14 hrs ago
#30
Mainers, heads up! Susan Collins appears to waver on support for the act,
Easterncedar
19 hrs ago
#9
Sounds like the rural midwest, where I live now! Bro and I live within 20 minutes of our hometown.
slightlv
6 hrs ago
#47
From what I have read, this bill will disenfrancise both republicans and Democrats.
patphil
15 hrs ago
#22
Voting should be mandatory. $40 lazy tax going to the inside the beltway constitutional officer yacht club
Gum Logger
11 hrs ago
#40
..and GOP is already reducing avenues for obtaining passports..ending allowing libraries to assist
BlueWaveNeverEnd
8 hrs ago
#44