Different year. Same bullshit.
The newly revamped save america act is back in play.
Just when you think a bill is dead in the water, they pull its carcass, give it mouth to mouth, make it worse, and beat that drum.
To be clear this act saves nothing, except republican ass.
This is the bill that is touted as “saving democracy” and a way to stop those nasty illegals from voting. This exists only in their fevered imaginations. Because why do people consistently vote against republicans?
Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it is their massive disregard and disdain for women. Maybe it is their massive hard on for billionaires. Maybe because we don’t like you.
I know not all women understand and some even don’t care.
The save america act (yes, lower case on purpose) remains a way to disenfranchise women from voting.
Especially those of us who have taken our husband’s names. My last name no longer matches my birth certificate. In fact, I’ve been married longer than I was my maiden name. We’ve been married for 27 years and I got married at 23.
If this passes the Senate, 78% of voting women who took their husband’s last name on marriage will no longer be allowed to vote. This is SEVENTY MARRIED WOMEN.
But, but, I am registered to vote now! With the state ID that has my married name on it. Yes, but what if we moved out of this precinct?
If this passes and I have to re-register, for whatever reason, including being stripped off the voting roles for no reason, I would be required to show my birth certificate AND my ID. They don’t match. And haven’t for 27 years.
A passport, which costs money and only 50% of Americans have it, would suffice. I am still waiting on my renewed passport and have been for a bit.
But, wait, I could also show my military service papers. But it’s been 30 years since I was in the Air Force. Would they even still count?
What the actual fuck? And I mean sincerely.
Is the only way they can win by cheating? Certainly seems so.
This is a poll tax. A poll tax is a tax levied at the polls, regardless of a person’s ability to pay.
I scoff and respond “In this economy?”
Recap:
- What they are solving exists only in their circle jerk imagination. The only people I’ve seen reports on who voted illegally have been more republicans who voted twice or didn’t live where they voted, not the immigrant who didn’t understand and were stopped.
- This disgusting piece of legislation would deny women the right to vote if they took their husband’s name. The suffragettes are rolling over in their graves.
- This revolting piece of legislation is also tied to the nuclear family ideal. One family, one vote. Which massively disenfranchises the unmarried or the divorced.
Bottom line, you either need to have the wherewithal to purchase a passport, and how long before they attempt to make that more difficult, have ID that matches your birth certificate, or your military services papers.
This is revolting and yet these white men go home and kiss their wives, while taking rights away from them with the other hand.
I’ve not reproduced either. Is that the next *morality* target?
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