@flywrangler.bsky.social:
It’s a poll tax! They were abolished by the 24th Amendment in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited such taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections.
@yogapattil.bsky.social:
They just made us all get the REAL ID! Had to bring all the docs for that: birth certificate, marriage certificate, social security card, proof of address. REAL ID should then be good enough to vote with. Unless it’s not about proving citizenship to vote.
@rebelwithacause2.bsky.social:
STOP WOMEN FROM VOTING!!!
“They’re saying this is a voter ID bill? That is NOT what’s happening here
Women, because they got married & changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk & prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, & do this in person
A minefield of red tape put in front of women”
“Because They Got Married and Changed Their Names, They Have to Go Down to a Clerk and Prove They’re Citizens?” Rep. Katherine Clark Raises Concerns That GOP Voter ID Measure Could Disadvantage Women — “They’re Trying to Say This Is a Voter ID Bill? That’s Not What’s Happening Here” by Kurt Steffens, Feb 12, 2025, Newsbreak
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark criticized Republican-backed voter identification legislation during a House session, saying the proposal would place new barriers in front of women and working families who change their names after marriage. Clark’s remarks came as the House debated legislation that would require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering and a valid photo ID before casting ballots.
“They’re trying to say this is a voter ID bill? That’s not what’s happening here,” Clark said during the floor debate. She described working mothers who balance multiple jobs, childcare and household responsibilities, and argued the bill would add new administrative hurdles for women who have changed their names. “And now you’re gonna say to those women, because they got married and changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk and prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, do this in person?” Clark said.
Clark said the proposal would create what she called “a minefield of red tape” for women and other eligible voters. “This is a minefield of red tape that you have put in front of women and American citizens,” she said.
The legislation, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require Americans to prove their citizenship when registering to vote, primarily through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate, and would also require a valid photo identification before voting, according to the Associated Press. The bill passed the House on a mostly party-line vote, 218-213.
Nazis, notably religious Nazis, sure hate women
Clark also criticized the legislation in a social media post on Wednesday. “Instead of lowering costs, Republicans are trying to rig our elections,” she wrote.
Some users criticized her argument as overstating the impact of the legislation. In a reply to Clark’s post on X, user Michelle Weekley questioned whether the congresswoman was suggesting women were incapable of obtaining identification. “You really believe that women are too incompetent to get a proper ID? Because personally, I find that insanely insulting,” Weekley wrote, adding that “Americans support voter ID” and accusing Clark of “grandstanding” rather than representing voters, according to the exchange.My mother never got a birth certificate for me; she did get passports for me when I was a baby and older child. Years later, I needed to get a passport for myself, but had no paper copy of my birth certificate. Even though I had the expired passports from when I was a child, it was a months long battle getting a paper copy proving my birth. A fucking rude expensive nightmare. It’s easier to get raped than get identification, even though I did not change my name when I married.
Republicans said the measure is needed to prevent voter fraud and strengthen enforcement of existing election laws.Liars! voter fraud is rare, and the Nazis fucking know it. This latest attack on women is just more progress on their evil turn-women-into-property-again Project 2025 Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, who presented the legislation, said claims that the bill would suppress votes are “false” and argued that current law is not strong enough to prevent noncitizens from voting, according to the Associated Press.
Democrats warned the bill would make it harder for eligible Americans to vote. Federal law already requires voters in federal elections to be U.S. citizens, but does not require documentary proof.
Election experts cited by the Associated Press said voter fraud is rare and that very few noncitizens are registered to vote.
