The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.

The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate.

The House voted 218-213 to pass the SAVE America Act, which experts have said could disenfranchise millions by requiring voters to show documentary proof of citizenship at registration and to provide photo ID when they cast ballots.

Republicans have argued for voter ID broadly, pointing out that there isn’t much to prevent a noncitizen from casting a ballot in a federal election — besides the fact that it’s a felony, easily caught, and would lead to deportation all for the chance to cast one out of hundreds of thousands of votes.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 hours ago

    I’m a Canadian so I don’t have to put up with this… but I don’t think I could legally prove citizenship on the spot though.

    I do have a birth certificate, but it’s damaged, and would be considered invalid. It would cost me money to replace.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      1 hour ago

      twist: They look at the ID, proclaim it’s fake and add them to the ICE bus waiting outside.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 hour ago

        Oh man i could just imagine going to replace my birth certificate because its damaged, and when they ask to prove my identity, say it’s not valid because of damage and then deport me on the spot.

        • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          41 minutes ago

          back in the day…

          I was young and quite disorganized

          I misplaced my license, it was gone long enough I knew i had to deal with it.

          Looked up the required documents to get an ID

          couldn’t find my birth certificate. never had a passport I had a social security card, but I had laminated it (technically void) I had some mail from my address

          BC needed a license. SS card needed a license license wanted a passport or a BC and SS or a bunch of other things.

          I setup a DMV appt, (before 9/11) brought everything with my name on it that I could. begged for mercy. A manager came over, rubber stamped it and I walked out with my ID, Went to all the other places and replaced all the documents.

            • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
              1·
              10 minutes ago

              Yeah we moved to real ID now. They’re bonkers about you having exactly what you need. I don’t know what someone would have to do now. There HAVE to be protocols. it’s not a unique situation.

              Anyone, I’ve learned, and I can pass it on to my kids. what not to do.