Senate Rejects SAVE America Act After Four Republicans Join Democrats
Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to defeat the measure, which would have imposed new national voting restrictions and required citizenship documents.
- The Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, blocking President Trump's Republican election overhaul during a vote on an immigration funding package.
- Trump championed the SAVE America Act as his top legislative priority, saying it "supersedes everything else," after the House passed a version in February on a near party-line vote.
- The legislation would have required proof of citizenship and photo identification to vote; Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck argued the solution is "much, much worse than the disease."
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged he must be a "clear-eyed realist about what we can achieve here," signaling Republicans lacked sufficient votes despite Trump's pressure.
- University of Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller noted the proposal would have been "among the most significant nationalization of elections in American history," potentially easing Democrats' path to similar legislation.
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US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting
Montanans stand in line to register to vote at the Lewis and Clark County Elections Office on Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller/Daily Montanan)The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. Senators voted 48-50 against advancing an amendment that would have incorporated Trump’s top legislative priority into an …
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Montanans stand in line to register to vote at the Lewis and Clark County Elections Office on Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller/Daily Montanan)The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. Senators voted 48-50 against advancing an amendment that would have incorporated Trump’s top legislative priority into an …
The Republican proposal did not reach the necessary votes and revived the debate on electoral access
4 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Defeat the SAVE Act - The Thinking Conservative News
Four Republicans joined Democrats to stop the Save America Act from passing in the Senate on June 4, on a vote of 48-50. The post 4 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Defeat the SAVE Act appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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