Every senate democrat voted to oppose a clean voter ID amendment, an amendment that would NOT have required proof of citizenship to vote.
Leftists have built a castle of lies for their excuses (none that reach the level of "reasons") over their opposition to the SAVE Act. The main reason, which some leftists have addressed, is they realize they can't win without the continued counting of illegal votes.
Many of those opposed have falsely claimed that requiring proof of citizenship is akin to that old democrat fav of "poll taxes." They claim that because there's no provisions for actually PAYING for people to get their own proof of citizenship the SAVE Act is "unconstitutional."
(My solution, stated repeatedly, is to require SAVE Act levels of ID for EVERYONE to receive ANY federal aid for ANYTHING.
Does anyone reading this realistically believe that even full on welfare recipients wouldn't find a way to make that happen?)
It isn't, of course; but then, to be a leftist requires a high degree of gullibility, self-delusion and ignorance.
The irony of members of the party that implemented poll taxes complaining about them now is difficult to overstate.
As always, we know why leftist pols oppose a proof of citizenship requirement to vote. Simply stated, as they have said, it will make it "impossible for democrats to win."
Which is correct, of course, but then, democrats don't CARE how they win, as long as they win... as they've proven once again.
The bill in question was to "invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the consideration of S.5271, the Help America Vote Bill."
The motion required 60 votes... all democrats present voted "no."
