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The GOP-and Four Democrats-Are Trying to Disenfranchise Millions of Voters.
The alarm bells should be ringing. Loudly.
With everything that has already happened thus far in the second term of President Donald Trump, it’s impossible to even know where to start. That said, I suppose we can all acknowledge that things have begun to ramp up and get even more alarming as they settle in, and within less than three months we’re already seeing the right wing move rapidly to get their agendas implemented.
No one should be surprised that voting and disenfranchising millions is currently at the forefront.
Jacob Knutson with Democracy Docket writes:
“The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy.
The vote count was 220 to 208, with four Democrats voting for the bill and zero Republicans opposing it. Democrats who voted for the bill were Reps. Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Ed Case (Hawaii).
The SAVE Act would make it more difficult for active voters — Republicans and Democrats alike — to continue…
