Democrats are being total hypocrites over the SAVE America Act 

This week, the U.S. Senate is considering the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill that appears to be one of President Trump’s top legislative priorities for his term. The bill, which would impose a photo identification requirement for voting in federal elections as well as proof of citizenship requirement when registering to vote, passed the House earlier this year.   

Opposition from the left has been fierce. Democrats have vowed to filibuster the bill to prevent it from passing the Senate.   

One of the chief critiques of the SAVE America Act is that the bill is an unnecessary — and maybe even unconstitutional — federalization of elections; the administration of elections, Democrats argue, is best left to state and local governments. Rep. Pete Aguilar, the head of the House Democratic Caucus, criticized the act for being “a federal takeover of state and local elections.” Shortly after the bill passed the House, the social media arm of the House Democrats echoed his attack. 

But those who argue against SAVE America because it allegedly federalizes a state and local responsibility are, at best, being disingenuous. Recent history suggests that it is Democratic members of Congress and those on the political left who have been the most fervent supporters of increased federal control of the administration of elections. 

For instance, in 1993, newly inaugurated Democratic President Bill Clinton signed into law the National........

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