What Took Him So Long?… Senate Majority Leader John Thune Finally Signs On as Co-Sponsor of the SAVE Act After Mounting Pressure

Jim Hoft – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to once again pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and voter ID in order to cast a ballot in federal elections.

The final vote tally came in at 218–213, with only one Democrat, Henry Cuellar (D-TX), breaking ranks to vote in favor. Every other Democrat voted against the measure, siding with their party leadership in opposition to stricter election integrity requirements. Continue reading →

To Democrats, the SAVE Act is political kryptonite

Elizabeth Stauffer – You have no doubt heard that anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activists in Minneapolis demanded that drivers show identification before they were “allowed” to proceed through the makeshift traffic blockades they erected on city streets last weekend. The agitators stopped all unfamiliar vehicles and entered their license plate numbers into a database to “verify” that none were associated with ICE.

A reporter from local media outlet KARE 11 informed viewers of a “new form of resistance against ICE, another ‘ICE-out’ method, that’s growing and developing.” Continue reading →

The SAVE Act And Thune’s Myth Of The Indefinite Senate Filibuster

Alexander Muse – The Senate is often described as a place where a determined minority can halt legislation indefinitely. This belief is repeated so frequently that it has hardened into dogma. But like many dogmas, it dissolves when examined carefully.

The current debate over the SAVE Act provides a clean illustration. Senate Leader John Thune has suggested that bringing the bill to the floor would invite an endless Democratic filibuster, paralyzing the chamber and consuming precious time. That claim sounds prudent. It is also hollow.

To see why, it helps to strip away modern habit and look directly at how the Senate actually works when its rules are enforced rather than politely ignored. The Constitution contemplates a legislature governed by majority rule after debate.

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