Conservative firebrand flips script on House Dem's 'gotcha' response to noncitizen voting crackdown
Story by Cameron Arcand • 15h
How will the SAVE Act ensure election integrity?
Some Democrats expressed opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on the House floor Thursday after only four of them voted in support of the legislation.
The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote as opposed to simply affirming that the voter is a United States citizen on a form.
The list of eligible documents includes a passport, a government-issued photo ID, a birth certificate and other forms of identification. Only one of them would be needed. Opponents have argued the bill would make it more difficult for women who no longer use their maiden name to vote, whereas proponents say it’s a myth.
Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Calif., said it is a "modern-day poll tax, targeting American women and low-income Americans."
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During the floor debate, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., dismissed that argument.
"Bless my colleagues' hearts on the other side of the aisle, using women as a ‘gotcha’ for voting. I’ve never had to bring my birth certificate to prove that I was a registered voter. I have an ID that has a different name than my birth certificate," the Republican said.
"Since we're using women as bait here, maybe in the next round of debates they can explain to us exactly what a woman is."
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