Critics Say Thune Not Using All Tools To Advance The Save America Act

By Brianna Lyman | The Federalist

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday “We don’t have the votes to get rid of the filibuster” as his defense for why he won’t get the SAVE America Act passed. Lucky for Thune, he doesn’t need to “get rid of the filibuster” to pass the SAVE America Act, but he already knows that — he just doesn’t want to pass the legislation at all.

The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and voter ID to cast a ballot. While noncitizen voting is already illegal, the only thing standing between a noncitizen and our free and fair elections is a tiny square box on the federal registration form requiring applicants to attest under penalty of perjury they are a citizen.

The House has already passed the legislation, and it’s wildly popular amongst Republicans, Democrats, and even Independents. Approximately “80 percent of Americans (including a significant number of Democrats) … support citizenship and ID requirements,” as pointed out by The Federalist’s Matt Kittle.

Despite the popularity and Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress, Thune has already surrendered.

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