As congressional Democrats are preparing to fight legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, President Joe Biden came out against the bill on Monday, slamming the election security measure while also promising to “fight” for “secure elections.” The bill is up for a vote in the House on Wednesday.
Why would anyone who claims to want to “secure elections” oppose a bill that simply creates a mechanism to enforce existing prohibitions on alien voting? Given that Biden has let in almost as many illegal immigrants in less than four years as Ellis Island processed legally over 60 years, the bill protects against threats to our elections that Biden’s refusal to enforce America’s southern border has exacerbated.
Billionaire X owner Elon Musk suggested Sunday night that the only reason Democrats would oppose the bill is “because they want to cheat.”
Because they want to cheat
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2024
The 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which enables driver’s license applicants to register to vote through state motor vehicle agencies, required would-be voters to attest to their citizenship status when registering to vote, but did not require any proof of such citizenship. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would amend the 1993 law by requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Democrats claim the legislation is useless because it’s already illegal for foreign nationals to vote — or register to vote — in federal elections. But the only thing standing between
