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Meddling Kid's avatar

The entirety of the problem is republicans.

We expect democrats to resist, that’s a given.

But we have the power fire the troublesome parliamentarian and go forth to victory with our slim majority. Why don’t we…optics? It might be a sound bite in the midterms?

News flash - if you make it harder to cheat, you’ll do BETTER in the midterms, and beyond, because there’ll be less cheating. All of those bad things they say about you will be said about you anyway.

Get off your asses and pass the damn law.

Abuelo Doug's avatar

Thanks for calling out the elephant in the room. Pun intended.

kittynana's avatar

@Abuelo- LOL!

Occam's avatar

The entire idea that the anti-ID crowd is espousing is ludicrous on its face and shouldn't even be entertained.

Add this to the long list of things we end up debating but are black/white to any reasonable person.

The US Constitution actually says it and everyone understands it. To argue otherwise is bad faith.

Flippin’ Jersey's avatar

Republicans love being the out party; all the grift, none of the responsibility!

Dena's avatar

They ALL know this but are being lobbied to feign outrage at the idea of the Save Act.

Flippin’ Jersey's avatar

All elections will now be held in an Olive Garden and only Unlimited Pasta Pass holders will be permitted to vote…after showing appropriate ID to the hostess of course.

The Great Santini's avatar

Our elections should be at least as secure as Olive Garden.

🌱Nard🙏's avatar

The lowest of the low bars. I STILL can’t believe this is even a debate.

Oh. Wait. Yes. Yes I can🤦‍♀️.

Dena's avatar

Has Congress jumped the shark yet?

Marlene Swann's avatar

Everyone knows the only reason this is so hotly contested by the democrats is that they can’t win an election with this kind of stringent authentication. They are even saying it themselves! In even stronger terms: if they can’t cheat, they can’t win. In the STRONGEST of terms (and really, this is so sad to say): THIS MEANS YOU CANNOT TRUST ONE DEMOCRAT. I said what I said.

Vee's avatar

lol but who at Olive Garden is going to question a fake ID?

Our elections are not insecure because of IDs. They are insecure because the entire process is not secured, starting from the electronic voting machines that do not print receipts for a manual audit. You can't fix election integrity when the machines themselves are built without security in mind.

This is like trying to fix the monetary system in this country without addressing the fact that the Federal Reserve system is actually a privately controlled institution that is controlled by private interests.

This is like blaming the entire Convid 1984 operation on Anthony Fauci instead of the entire system that allowed for this massive collusion and cooperation to exist in the first place.

Government is the problem, not the people or the lack or processes who supposedly vote people into Government.

https://rumble.com/v6xsqq2-statism.html

Michael Srite's avatar

Thanks Vee. We heard from Mr. Trump the Chinese Government produced fake ballots and drivers licenses. Will it stop at this? Could they also make fake passports and birth certificates? Then what?

Dena's avatar

These fake ballots & ID’s were then used by the thousands CCP students here on student Visas.

Erika's avatar

I believe the fake photo IDs were used to procur mail-in ballots, but would have failed the in-person test of comparing the photo to the person. I mean, yeah, they could replace the photo, but that seems like it would take a lot longer and require more effort. Maybe I’m underestimating the Chinese commitment to the fraud, but I was just picturing them using them in the mail with the real person’s photo still there.

Michael Srite's avatar

You're probably right, Dena, and the SAVE Act will put severe restrictions on mail-in voting.

Dena's avatar

https://www.whitehouse.gov/election-integrity/ The Save Act also addresses the integrity (lack of) in the electronic & ballot counting machine voting systems.

David Baldwin's avatar

I'm wondering if the current Demoncrats that are in office got there legitimately? If not, that's probably why I think they don't want to pass the SAVE America act.

At the last local election, I took out my driver's license and showed them my face anyway. They were courteous but annoyed. (And told me to put it back in.) Gee! I wonder why?????

Juju's avatar
21hEdited

Heck that’s exactly the reason there’s a small number of republicans blocking it too. They benefit from the cheating

Pat Wetzel's avatar

I've run into that too. Then there was the voting machine that magically tried to transform each of my votes blue.

Jan's avatar

I live in a solid Red area, but might do that too in November.

Dena's avatar

At least you get to vote in person

Jpeach's avatar

The Democrats like AUCV (All You Can Vote) without ID.

Positively Paying It Forward's avatar

"If identification is difficult to obtain, make identification easier to obtain! If a person can’t afford it, make it free. If someone is physically unable to get to the DMV, figure out a way to bring the process to them. I know scores of conservatives who would gladly volunteer for that job. Sign me up."

Option B: Just volunteer to drive them to the Olive Garden instead. After all the Pasta PASS vetting they go through, put a sticker in the upper corner that qualifies them to also VOTE.

Minor (maybe major) concern: With all the OG trips you'll be providing, you might burn through some rear shocks on your car (OG visitors are not known for wearing size SMALL pants).

Penny North's avatar

lol

From the Beach...🌞🇧🇷🏖️🌊🐬🌎😎's avatar

Top shelf narrative on the Monday after the World Cup Futbol ⚽ Final in NJ and Argentina fans trashed Times Square after the loss to Spain.

Mr. President, please hire Olive Garden to improve the integrity of federal elections!

Jenna, you nailed it with the meme emphasizing a movement against voter ID ( when you need ID for all the opportunities you reference in your narrative ) because you cannot win an election if there is voter ID.

ELKFLA's avatar

I went to get a library card. I was asked for a photo ID and one other document, bill, statement, etc, with my name and address on it. On the paper form I had to fill out (so quaint), was a box asking, "Would you like a form to register to vote?"

Now, I live in Florida, which is a Real ID state. You have to prove that you're a citizen or a legal resident to get a driver's license and a citizen to register to vote, so we do have that firewall. But what if I were in a state where that wasn't required?

This is how this stuff gets out of control. If a state gives drivers licenses to anyone and everyone, and then asks if they want to register to vote, who's not going the say "sure"? They may not even know that they're not legally allowed to vote. Then, who follows up to verify that they're citizens? No one. That's how you get crap voter rolls.

Dena's avatar
19hEdited

Read Lisa Murkowski’s op ed on why she won’t vote for the save act. One reason is how time consuming & difficult it is to register to vote. She seems to think that one has to register before each voting season. I think it’s a one & done situation. Boy is she ignorant.

Mary H.'s avatar

How does someone like Murkowski who is clearly ignorant become a Senator? Oooops , never mind .

ELKFLA's avatar

Actually, I think that she's banking on everyone else being that ignorant. :-)

Pastor Mike's avatar

This final statement, along with something about bread stix being more important than voting needs to be sent to every Senator in the US.

Dear Senator, "The only reason you wouldn’t want such a radical rule is if closing loopholes interferes with your business model. So please press the leader guy who's name sounds like a car bike / kayak / skies accessories rack to get on with it"

Jan's avatar

Indeed. There are a few I’d like to strap to the kayak rack itself and send them up and down our crappy Illinois roads during our next heatwave.

CraigN's avatar

Seems good roads to drive on to get back and forth to work in order to pay the taxes that fund the social program fraud is just too much to ask.

CF's avatar

We owe a debt of gratitude to Olive Garden for defining reasonable versus unreasonable when it comes to requiring ID to participate. The problem here is that the argument against requiring ID to vote has not just been suggested, but acknowledged as reasonable. Hogwash to the extreme...Shame, triple shame, on congress.

Jan's avatar

Even Somalia required proof in their recent elections. After decades of no elections of any consequence. So I’d like that utter crook Omar to shut her ugly maw and go back to where she apparently thinks is much nicer than the country she is conning and getting rich from.

Meddling Kid's avatar

Would it not be awesome if the issue was before the Supreme Court and one of the justices made that point?

Or the “welfare requires ID that no one has an issue with” point?

Jenna McCarthy's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

Patrick Smith's avatar

It's "grown-uppy stuff " for the win!

Jenna McCarthy's avatar

Spellcheck did NOT like that one! 😂

Debby's avatar

Jenna, you forgot to mention medical care. You have to show ID with your medical or insurance card to get service.

St. Alia the Knife's avatar

I think it ironic that the ones railing against "Jim Crow 2.0" are the ones who created Jim Crow 1.0. Maybe they are upset because the copyright ran out?

MartyB's avatar

Voter ID is only an issue because Dims might not ever win an election again if the SAVE Act becomes law. In a related note, a significant portion of the population are racist and/or morons.

Skenny's avatar

Olive Garden sold out of unlimited pasta passes???

That's discrimination!!! ... against the sluggish!

Juju's avatar

They’re trying to starve the browns and blacks!!! Food hoarding for the white supremists!