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Democrats Can’t Seriously Believe ID Requirements Are Civil Rights Violations

Democrats do not want the specious nature of their charge of racism to be revealed, let alone adjudicated. 

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If voter ID requirements truly threaten civil rights, it follows that many other civil rights are also threatened. Identification is needed throughout American society, including for transportation, accommodation, and housing — historical battlegrounds for civil rights.   

The SAVE America Act would require documented proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification for voting in federal elections.  President Trump and Republicans support the legislation, and Americans overwhelmingly support voter ID, which is at the heart of the measure.  Democrats, on the other hand, overwhelmingly oppose the SAVE America Act and, by implication, the election integrity requirements it would implement. 

Rep. Joe Morelle, who was a prominent opponent of the SAVE Act in the House, has stated: “This is an extremely dangerous bill that would make it harder — not easier — for eligible Americans to participate in our democracy.”  

In sum, Democrats accuse the SAVE America Act of violating civil rights, particularly those of minorities.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this with more inflammatory language: “I have said it before and I’ll say it again, the SAVE Act would impose Jim Crow-type laws to the entire country and is dead on arrival in the Senate.” 

But the SAVE America Act’s........

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