Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?

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Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?


Ashley Brasfield
Reporter
February 09, 2026 1:00 PM ET

Senate Republicans could force Democrats into a talking filibuster on voter identification, but it’s unclear if they will use the strategy to pass the bill.

The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed election integrity measure, would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote — including by mail — mandate photo ID for federal elections, direct states to verify citizenship and remove non-citizens from federal voter rolls.

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy in a post on X, confirmed that the bill is expected to reach the House floor in February, and if passed, move to the Senate — where questions remain about whether Republicans, despite controlling both chambers, can muster the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

Without the 60-vote threshold or Democratic support, GOP Senate leadership would be faced with potentially using one of the Senate’s oldest tools — the talking, or standing, filibuster — to advance the legislation.

Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee has referred to the Senate procedure as the “zombie filibuster.”

He wrote in a post on X that it is “uncharted territory” and acknowledged that it can be “time-consuming and difficult.”

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https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/09/mike-lee-chip-roy-save-america-act-donald-trump-talking-filibuster-election-integrity-voter-id/

[Hoodat]

Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?

Because they're afraid of upsetting their Democrat colleagues who are their true constituents.

[Ghost Bear]

Congressional Republicans don't like to make their "good friends across the aisle" look bad.

[verga]

Congressional Republicans don't like to make their "good friends across the aisle" look bad.

This is the only reasonable reason

[Fishrrman]

I've got an idea. (sigh, I don't get many)

How about if we ABOLISH the Senate as a deliberative body and send them all back to where they came from. Turn that end of the Capitol into a museum or something.

Leave the House as it is, but have ALL legislation originate there.

Then, if a bill can survive a majority vote in the House, put it up before the American people in a national election, to vote up or down. Kind of like what Switzerland does now with some prospective laws and policies.

Considering how public opinion goes re the security of elections, how do you think the SAVE Act would do if put up before "the people" as a national, binding vote?

Aside:
Remember William F. Buckley's comment about being governed by the Congress vis-a-vis being governed by names out of the telephone directory???

[Cyber Liberty]

Too many RINO senators don't want it.  Thune has been telling us there's "no time" for a standing Filibuster, but he's wasted so much time arguing against one that he could have done it and it would have been over by now.  I am so tired with his lying!