Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown
Source: The Hill
08/28/24 6:00 AM ET
A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged a stopgap of some kind, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), will be necessary to keep the government funded past Sept. 30.
But calls are growing among House conservatives to use that must-pass measure to force consideration of a partisan bill aimed at barring noncitizens from voting laying the groundwork for a clash with the Democratic-led Senate, which would likely reject such a package.
The hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus took an official position this month urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to attach the measure, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, to spending legislation next month.
Since then, the GOP conferences right flank has only ramped up public calls for the move, which has also seen some pick-up in the upper chamber and among prominent figures like tech mogul Elon Musk, as the party looks to seize on immigration as a key campaign issue ahead of November.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4850815-proof-of-citizenship-voting-bill-government-shutdown/
COL Mustard
(6,818 posts)Not this shit again. I'm so tired of the GQP threatening us with shutdowns. They clearly can't govern and their idea of governance is to burn everything down. Then they complain when benefit checks don't go out or their constituents don't get services. Disgusting.
liberalgunwilltravel
(490 posts)You want voter ID. Fine. Require passports. That would pretty much take care of the MAGAts.
jimfields33
(18,433 posts)Weird either party thought of this.
azureblue
(2,279 posts)worked so well in the deep south..
EarthFirst
(3,084 posts)How about we stop concerning ourselves with massive voting fraud that isnt happening and just tell the GOP to STFU
jimfields33
(18,433 posts)I was forced to show my drivers licence each time. Of course this is Florida. What did other states require?
Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)That was it.
Gee, was that so difficult?
jimfields33
(18,433 posts)LeftInTX
(29,714 posts)They really aren't thinking this through!
FakeNoose
(35,386 posts)But it's expensive and time consuming for anyone who needs to get one NOW. Anyone who applies for a passport today might not receive it before November 5th, unless they pay the expedite fee which is up to $100 I think.
Rebl2
(14,495 posts)I shouldnt have to go out and get a passport to vote! There may be many people cant afford to get a passport. About twenty years ago I had to prove I lived in the US to get my drivers license by showing my birth certificate. I was in my late forties then. This is getting ridiculous.
Lovie777
(14,647 posts)pansypoo53219
(21,661 posts)they assume we are nefarious, cause they cheat 24/7 for decades.
Bayard
(24,078 posts)Or, just those with Hispanic surnames?
Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)Or anyone with a 'weird' surname.
Or anyone darker than a paper bag.
Oh, and black people will need five forms of ID to prove they're eligible to vote.
kimbutgar
(23,085 posts)The Democratic Party could run agains this that the repukes are so unhinged and anti democracy they shut down the government.
I see a major backfire on the freedumb caucus.
Zorro
(16,237 posts)If the Senate rejects their attached poison pill, they'd just claim it's the Democrats' fault that the government was shut down because the Democrats want illegals to vote.
That's how they roll.
Midnight Writer
(22,922 posts)FakeNoose
(35,386 posts)Having a drivers' license doesn't prove one is a US citizen. They need a copy of their birth certificate, or a US Passport to prove citizenship. How many rural rednecks and Chumphumpers can do that on short-notice?
Midnight Writer
(22,922 posts)I fit the demographic of a MAGA voter and would never be challenged.
The ones who will be challenged will be those without white privilege.
FakeNoose
(35,386 posts)BlueKota
(3,382 posts)you do have to have a certified copy of your birth certificate, proof of a social security number, and a bill with your address. So I would think those would work.
LeftInTX
(29,714 posts)Easy ordering!
Free name change documents!
Free marriage certificates!
Free naturalization papers!
Free passports!
It is already federal law that you must indicate that you are a US citizen when you register to vote.
It is already federal that you must be a US citizen to register to vote.
You just don't have to prove it.
Some localities allow non-US citizens to vote in local elections. In some respects, I kinda wish they would drop this. It's too much fodder for the GOP. Allow non-citizens "to be heard"...Allow them delegation so they have a voice. Their votes probably do not sway elections anyway..Sorry to be blunt
JustAnotherGen
(33,286 posts)Non Citizens Can't vote. It's all bull with these folks
BlueKota
(3,382 posts)How can they expect people to get proof that fast when getting passports and enhanced licenses are already difficult due to staffing shortages?
I am planning to go get my enhanced license asap.