Did you read the bill? I did. Not scared because married or not women will be able to vote if they can prove to the state that they live in that they are a citizen when they register to vote. Should not be an issue. Tired of all these posts meant to scare and get attention. People do your research
you just need to proof your citizenship. As Belgian, I can vote only if I present my ID card. Nothing weird so far. Weirdest thing it is in US you do not have ID card...
Still a terrible thing but I wonder whether this one might backfire. I suspect that Democrat voting women are more likely to still have their birth name or have a passport or some such.
Don't count on it. I'm a lifelong democrat, been voting 40 yrs. I don't have a passport, birth name is my middle name, but again it doesn't match my birth certificate. There are millions like me.
This is directly targeting women voters!!! Getting birth certificates, divorce certificates, passports are all things that are both cost & time prohibitive for many people.
Plz call your senators and demand the vote against this. 202-224-3121
I changed my name because I wanted to. Didn't get married or anything. Now I have to change my birth certificate in order to get a passport so I can fucking vote. What the actual fuck is this?
It seems self defeating for red states, which I have read have significantly less percentage of passport owners. The article I read seems to also suggest voters in many poorer red states are less likely to be able to access the documents required. Odd this is a MAGA bill.
The Democratic party should filibuster it in the Senate, but Chuck Schumer hates to make waves, so probably not. I'm sure Fetterman will cosponsor the Senate version.
Sadly, no... I am not surprised. Angry, and deeply saddened, yes, but this was expected, since I had read Project 2025. They're following it to the letter, if perhaps faster than the authors wanted.
As an independent unmarried voter, I can only imagine what law that they will pass so I cannot vote anymore. I voted in our mayor race last month. When I got my ballot I said “I need to vote while I still can.”
The 4 Dems who voted with MAGA should be ashamed. They just supported a bill to address a non-problem hyped into an existential threat to Democracy. The only existential threat to Democracy, at present, is the Trump/MAGA/GOP evil axis.
In my state @gluesenkampperez.house.gov voted for this bill & continues to disappoint as a democrat. She deserves to be primaried out. She doesn’t deserve to be a democrat. #standupforourrights
I don’t know why they think it helps them, because I’m sure most Republican women take their married name. I’m really glad I kept my original last name.
The cult is real! They truly don't believe that this can be done. I said it just got passed, it's done. And then told me my passport my citizenship paperwork and my driver's license all have my husband's last name and I said your birth certificate? They said well no, I said you no longer can vote. 🤷
I mean, that's pretty hyperbolic. The bill is awful. It will prevent people who are not diligent about following the law.
Don't get me wrong, the point of the bill is to suppress the vote, but if you're telling people there isn't a way to get around it, they may admit defeat before they have to.
Wonder how Johnson's constituents will feel about this? 40% of his district RELIES on it.
The folks of Louisiana better wake TF up and IMMEDIATELY.
Democrats need to run through that state harder than a steam roller over the Judge in Who Framed Rodger Rabbit.
Why is no one in US reacting to this. It's like you don't want to demean yourselves by complaining. That's the plan. Get out there and take some teargas
Corporate news wants this type of fascism. They are not on the side of the American people. Even the left leaning ones. Ask yourself why they didn't cover the protests? The protests should go to every national news office. They control the narrative in this country and they are not helping.
I think I've seen nearly a dozen "This should be the #1 news story" posts in just the last 24 hours. That's not meant to disparage the urgency of this particular issue, but rather to demonstrate just how much the nonstop barrage of jawdroppers from this regime is overwhelming all of us.
You’re forgetting headlines are for the money people. For WaPo, Boston Globe, TV networks it’s all stock market, tariff-impacts, etc..
At least the New York Times is pushing its scoop on canceling work authorization related Social Security numbers.
Democracy dies a lot of ways as we are finding out.
But it's not... they don't want anyone to know what they're doing! If people were informed, too many people would understand that they're doing it in order to get rid of voter opposition in the midterms, furthering their agenda towards a fascist Dictatorship!
Note that it *might* disenfranchise a married woman who has changed her name and can’t provide proof of citizenship. In any case, this bill is unlikely to survive a Senate filibuster. If you’re still concerned, call your Senator. The Capitol switchboard number is 202-244-3121.
Contact your US Senator through the Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121, and ask her/him to vote against the SAVE Act. It is unlikely to survive a filibuster.
As a Dutchie (European). Could you post a link to this news? It is not a headline here. Unfortunately. I am intrigued. Because if this is true, it darn well should be a headline. Worldwide.
So wtf was the “real ID” all about? That was a pain in the ass. I have it. I jumped through their hoops cuz of the immigrant boogie man. Now this? gtfo 😤
While evil ‘Mikey BOY’ thinks he’s won, he hasn’t. Every single person who fits in the category they want to stop voting, u better get ur paperwork NOW! MAGA will keep coming to get you. Be responsible and help yourself. CYA (Cover Your Ass).
Please repost this…we need to get people warned! Thank U
I’m sorry but this seems a bit far fetched. Although I’m the complete opposite of a Republican, isn’t it a normal thing to present a proof of citizenship when voting?
I mean, in Europe you can’t vote any other way - you have to show your national ID, which proves exactly that.
If folks would take time to read the actual language it would be helpful. This act aims to prevent REGISTERING to vote unless you have proof of citizenship. The bill is a solution looking for a non-existent problem but would not impact currently registered voters. It's step one not the end game.
If you didn't vote the last few elections you can be purged from the voting register. It's not like here in Europe where you are automatically a registered voter because you have an ID.
Sure, the registration step is clearly obsolete. If DOGE was after govt efficiency, this would be the first to go.
So the new bill is unnecessary, but I still can’t see how it discriminates anyone. If you changed your name, in Europe, you ID becomes invalid and you can’t vote on an old one.
Yes, but you get a new one for free. The issue is that in the US there is no national voter registry as it is in Europe and as I said before you can be purged from the voter registry if you haven't voted lately without having any info on that.
If people practiced comprehension while reading, they would realize it makes no difference. Whether you vote or “register,” you always present your ID, which in European terms is a proof of citizenship.
So why making such a big deal? Such McCarthyism is exactly what brought the advent of Trump.
Dude, you make registering to vote sound like writing s university thesis.
From what I found, you show your valid ID 2 weeks prior and then you go vote. You can register even by mail or online.
Does it seem obsolete? Sure.
Does the new law discriminate from voting? Certainly does not seem so.
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https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression
Nothing about your administration surprises me anymore.
Plz call your senators and demand the vote against this. 202-224-3121
Please join ur local April 19th protest!!!
https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression
https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression
Reasons to keep your maiden name.
Don't get me wrong, the point of the bill is to suppress the vote, but if you're telling people there isn't a way to get around it, they may admit defeat before they have to.
Maybe start raising money for people to get their OG birth certificates & register for passports.
I'm not ready to admit defeat on this awful bill.
The folks of Louisiana better wake TF up and IMMEDIATELY.
Democrats need to run through that state harder than a steam roller over the Judge in Who Framed Rodger Rabbit.
At least the New York Times is pushing its scoop on canceling work authorization related Social Security numbers.
Democracy dies a lot of ways as we are finding out.
Please repost this…we need to get people warned! Thank U
I have no words. No words.
This is so wrong, unacceptable 😔
I mean, in Europe you can’t vote any other way - you have to show your national ID, which proves exactly that.
So the new bill is unnecessary, but I still can’t see how it discriminates anyone. If you changed your name, in Europe, you ID becomes invalid and you can’t vote on an old one.
So why making such a big deal? Such McCarthyism is exactly what brought the advent of Trump.
From what I found, you show your valid ID 2 weeks prior and then you go vote. You can register even by mail or online.
Does it seem obsolete? Sure.
Does the new law discriminate from voting? Certainly does not seem so.