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.

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Some yes, those whose only political view is “America bad”, and doesn’t think about the potential fallout of the US disappearing from the world.

    When the Soviet Union fell apart, the USA and EU filled its place for the most part.

    If the USA falls apart, get ready for traditional Chinese medicine and faux gay conversion therapies pushed by Russia to get mainstreamed by the WHO.

    I can understand if someone, to reduce harm, voted (or will vote) for Kamala Harris. Sometimes I even think that would have been the obvious choice, but she and Biden didn’t do the obvious of arresting diddler Don. I cannot really think the same with Gavin Newsom.