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kailua808 Mar 23, 2026 +610

This is the easiest layup Dems are ever going to get. You can A) fold, demolish free elections, and guarantee Democrats will never win an election again. Or B) fold your arms, let Republicans own ANOTHER historically long shutdown, cement their unpopularity, and get absolutely f****** stomped in elections. What’s it going to be?

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MessyPoopMcGee Mar 23, 2026 +288

People forget that just 5-6 months ago Dems had the easiest layup with the previous shutdown and then gave it away for some shitty promises from Republicans that are never going to happen.

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InformalProtection74 Mar 23, 2026 +138

The promises weren't even that the Republicans would do something. The promise was that the Republicans would 'consider' doing something.

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Remarkable-Slide-609 Mar 24, 2026 +1

There was no promises in actuality. Corporate democrats folding to their corporate donors and that was the best excuse they could make up. Never forget the votes on that. Primary those people who went along with that Schumer plan.

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eowyndernhelme Mar 24, 2026 +1

Yep, all Republicans have to do is wait for those seven dems. Wonder which ones it'll be this time?

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Few-Reveal3828 Mar 24, 2026 +1

if you start with the 7 who are receiving the most AIPAC money I doubt you'd have to look a lot further

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shinysideup_zhp Mar 24, 2026 +1

Well all the rest of us are just looking for 3 republicans to grow a brain. Damn, I’m going to be waiting a while…

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acydlord Mar 24, 2026 +1

Really good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

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curious-schroedinger Mar 24, 2026 +1

Stop it. I wish people could stop shifting the blame from Republicans. It was more important that people can eat. The shutdown was going into a second month of no SNAP benefits. It was either that or stick with fighting for the ACA extensions. The Dems do what they had to.

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MessyPoopMcGee Mar 24, 2026 +1

The dem folded. Plain and simple. Stop giving 7 no spined democrats excuses.. a small number of democrats decided to not stand with the rest of the party. Fun fact.. some people are smart enough to recognize that republicans are clearly the most at fault and horrible excuses for human beings while also recognizing some legacy democrats also helped put us in the position we are in today.

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of_no_real_opinion Mar 23, 2026 +10

No. The republicans did promise them a vote. And they voted. The dems just forgot that they had all the leverage they needed and chuck Schumer couldn’t keep everyone in line…

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zane314 Mar 23, 2026 +8

They funded DHS for three months in exchange for funding the whole government for a year, giving them the current situation which is much better for them. They made a good trade.

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HandFedFenrir Mar 23, 2026 +6

A good trade for who? Not the American people whose healthcare costs are on the line.

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MasterPuppeteer Mar 24, 2026 +1

Republicans were never giving in on healthcare ffs. If Americans didn’t want want their healthcare costs to explode, maybe don’t allow the “exploding people’s healthcare costs” party to win every damn branch of government. Allowing them to win and then whining that Dems are useless because they weren’t able to magically unfuck this situation the voters fucked is so asinine.

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zane314 Mar 23, 2026 +4

Getting Republicans to vote for health care in exchange for funding a government was never going to happen- Republicans are just fine killing both, especially when they were going to successfully blame the Democrats for it. Setting up the showdown to be about ICE is a much stronger play.

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HandFedFenrir Mar 23, 2026

And yet Americans are here worrying about the subsidies that the Dems failed to secure, and ICE is still terrorizing the country. Great deal.

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zane314 Mar 23, 2026 +4

From the perspective of a minority party, it's a great deal. People want things from the Democrats that they cannot give you. They are the minority party in the House and the Senate. They do not have the Executive. They are the minority in the Judicial. They literally have no power to give you the things you demand of them. They are scraping and piling their political power into the things that aren't flashy, the things in the background, the things that they can do quietly and efficiently, until they can manage to get the one good fight they can actually have a hope of succeeding at. ICE has funding because of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They can't do shit about that. But they can make them not have more. In exchange, they got OMB to ban mass layoffs. They got 4000 employees rehired with back pay. The Democrats funded SNAP. Kids were starving. Republicans were going to let them. That isn't a group I'd be willing to hold hostage. Let's have the shutdown fight without letting kids starve. I'm sorry you wish kids would starve so democrats would keep fighting a fight they couldn't win. I don't think that would have been a good plan. I like this one much better.

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HandFedFenrir Mar 23, 2026 -1

F*** you from the bottom of my heart. I don't want to starve kids. That's the republicans who are doing that. I'm trying to stand up to them but you spineless fucks crawl out of the woodwork to blame opposition every time. Worthless f***.

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zane314 Mar 23, 2026 +11

I mean this with all the love in my heart but people like you are why the Republicans are in charge. I'm trying to tell you how to make the opposition f****** _mean_ something. How to get _anything_ out of this fucked up mess we're in. Yeah, it's the Republicans doing it. But they don't f****** care. And the Democrats could stop it. Harm reduction matters. Refusing to help the people you can because you think it's more noble to fight for the ones you can't is fine. You do you. But at least _understand_ why people would make that choice. Hating and blaming the Democrats more for trying to minimize the harm the Republicans are willfully causing is just a recipe for misery. Do I wish the Democrats got a better deal out of it? Sure. Do I think it was an overall good deal, and I understand why some Democrats chose it? Also yes. Anyway. I needed to try. I'm done now. You might think I'm a worthless f***, but I sincerely hope you have a good day.

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moonchili Mar 24, 2026 +1

Sir this is Reddit, nuance was supposed to be thrown out before you entered

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MessyPoopMcGee Mar 23, 2026 -2

No, it wasn't a great deal. Had they kept holding out, the big beautiful bill wouldn't have happened without major revisions.. they literally gave up the farm for considerations. Republicans would be in an even worse spot right now if the government was still shut down from the last shut down because they refuse to budge on any of the evil shit packed into the stupid bill.

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KindfOfABigDeal Mar 23, 2026 +9

The BBB passed via reconciliation, it bypassed the filibuster and required no Democratic votes to pass

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HandFedFenrir Mar 23, 2026 +1

Thank you, i f****** hate these idiots who turn the conversation to "oh so you want to kill kids and starve everyone" No I don't, the republicans do though so stop f****** blaming me and anyone who wants to stand up to them.

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Ok_Subject1265 Mar 23, 2026 +4

I think you’re greatly exaggerating the democrats position during that shutdown. Public sentiment was starting to turn and we had nothing to negotiate with. We could have stretched it a bit longer, but the republicans made it clear that they would sooner see the country implode than ever consider extending those subsidies. I know our leadership is pretty inept, but there’s a difference between ineptitude and having special needs. Believe it or not there are at least a few human beings in the party capable of stringing a sentence together still and they saw the writing on the wall and decided the best case was to avoid the optics of total defeat with zero to show for it. “Yeah, but they were about to crack!” They were, in fact, not about to crack.

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_Bean_Counter_ Mar 24, 2026 +1

It's like that old fable about the two women claiming to be the mother of a baby. As long as there's one side willing to butcher the kid before letting go, they're going to win. As long as we have societal systems that uphold law over brute butchery, WE. MUST. USE. THEM. Don't hand it over to brutes on a promise.

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ithinkyouresus Mar 24, 2026 +1

They did foul up that 3ft tall layup because of the economic downsides. But this time this is DHS funding only(I think?) and the economy is so out of whack already because of Trump’s Iran war that it would be foolish to fold on this. You could overshadow any negative news with Iran fuckups and you as a Dem congressman could just sit back content it’s not your fault.

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AINonsense Mar 23, 2026 +200

> What’s it going to be? Well, you know you can *always* rely on the Democrats. No hesitation. Final answer. a)

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DangerDarrin Mar 23, 2026 +68

With ol' Chuck at the helm, expect it

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Jae_Rides_Apes Mar 23, 2026 +21

Dude is a soggy waffle. Absolutely no spine and no negotiating abilities.

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headbangershappyhour Mar 23, 2026 +9

He's so used to Mitch beating him like a drum that he expects the new guys to be just as capable when they absolutely are not.

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i_am_13_otters Mar 23, 2026

He's useless by design. Willing to sell his very dignity and reputation for money, just like the rest.

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dychronalicousness Mar 23, 2026 +8

Dude will sell us out claiming TSA is too important and big to go without pay. Then like 3 months later Trump will fire them all unilaterally and we’ll lose twice for the price

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tierciel Mar 23, 2026 +3

Gotta keep that Republican couple that lives in his head happy. Much more important than his actual real life constituents.

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GeneratedUsername019 Mar 23, 2026

He is doing what he's paid to do.

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bejammin075 Mar 23, 2026 +11

They'll (B) resist for a while before they do (A) and fold.

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kailua808 Mar 23, 2026 +12

I can’t wait to once again expect nothing and *still* be disappointed!

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Bogey_Yogi Mar 24, 2026 +1

For 1 million dollars..are you sure? You still have “Call a friend” option.

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PM_ME_SOME_ANY_THING Mar 23, 2026 +7

Oh you know which one it will be, and we’ll all be mad even though we know what’s coming

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FreedomBread Mar 23, 2026 +10

Fetterman jumps to his new best buddies, Jeffries and Schumer lick the boots for table scraps. Tale as old as time.

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TimothyMimeslayer Mar 23, 2026 +20

Schumer only cares if arms and money continue going to Israel, since Republicans are willing to do that, he doesnt actually care if dems take over.

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CaydeTheCat Mar 23, 2026 +3

Chuck and Hakeem are already workshopping their language around why they chose A.

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DevilahJake Mar 24, 2026 +1

I’ll bet a million dollars of money I’ll never have on just enough Democrats caving and voting for the bill that Republicans want

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warblingContinues Mar 24, 2026 +1

They'll fold and crumple. They've done it two for two now.

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Cute-Ad2879 Mar 23, 2026 +13

Won't put it past them to reach across the aisle and fold.

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PhoenixTineldyer Mar 23, 2026 +11

I fully expect it. All Donnie has to do is keep whining and he gets what he wants. Every time.

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RelevantOldOnion Mar 23, 2026 +7

"reach across the aisle" makes it sound like there are two different sides to our government lmao. Giving yourself a reach around is just masturbation with extra steps.

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SkeetonherValentine Mar 23, 2026 +6

Democrats are going to fold. Like always. And stay losing like it’s going out of style

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Late-Dingo-8567 Mar 23, 2026 +4

Ya, I think the only easier win would be standing their ground over IDK, making sure people retained access to affordable Healthcare. O wait....

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PresentationSome2427 Mar 23, 2026 +1

A strongly worded letter?

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wastedgod Mar 23, 2026 +1

Some how Schumer will f it up

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szopongebob Mar 24, 2026 +1

Chuck Schumer will fold like always

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edgarecayce Mar 24, 2026 +1

You know the dems are going to f*** this up

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Stinky_Fartface Mar 24, 2026 +1

Also unleash absolute chaos and terror at airports as they unleash ICE there.

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futuriztic Mar 24, 2026 +1

Chuck is going to screw us

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Wrath_Ascending Mar 24, 2026 +1

The Democrats are going to be blamed for the shutdown because they refuse to compromise with the Republicans. Pretending otherwise is being deliberately obtuse at this point.

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TransiTorri Mar 24, 2026 +1

I've seen Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory too many times, that said, they do seem to be holding fairly firm on this one. Expect our Airline infrastructure to be tested to the absolute limit in the coming weeks. I'd highly suggest cancelling and rescheduling any flights that aren't absolutely 100%, life or death emergency \*required\*. Maybe even delay that vacation a year, or spend it road tripping instead... oh wait, gas prices. Well, get a Switch 2 and staycation then.

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AvarusTyrannus Mar 24, 2026 +1

You are making the false assumption that the DNC actually has any interest in winning elections. You make as much money running to be in the minority and you can continue to never deliver on what you claim to be your platform that way you can campaign on it again next time. A "minority" position at the trough is still profitable when the defense contractor pork barrel gets slopped around.

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Unintendo Mar 24, 2026 +1

Jeffries stopped reading one word after "A)"

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Swagtagonist Mar 23, 2026 +1

Democrats are basically origami masters. They will fold as they always do.

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FlowofOd Mar 24, 2026 +1

Dems will disappoint every single time

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 -18

On what planet would dying on the hill of an initiative 86% of voters are against be a “layup”? [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/americans-support-photo-id-vote-democrats-oppose-save-america-act-rcna259549](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/americans-support-photo-id-vote-democrats-oppose-save-america-act-rcna259549)

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eskimospy212 Mar 23, 2026 +13

Because that’s not what the bill does. Also though it’s just common sense to oppose voter ID as it is literally pointless.

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CSAtWitsEnd Mar 24, 2026 +1

Also like…what people say they want and what they *actually* want are often different things. People are generally not smart about the structure and integrity of elections systems so their opinions are almost meaningless.

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OskaMeijer Mar 23, 2026 +8

Because the 86% is support for voter id in general which *is not* what this bill does. This bill makes it so you either need a passport or a state photo id along with your birth certificate matching the name on your photo id to register while also handing over control of voter roles to DHS to purge as they see fit. This will mean all married women that changed their name will need a passport to vote disenfranchising millions with something that takes a bunch of time and money to get. The DHS would also be able to selectively purge people from voter roles right before the election.

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Rock_mage Mar 23, 2026 +2

Anything that has a +80% on any poll is wrong 99.99% of the time. In this case it revolves around getting a free government ID. Something that Republicans have not proposed and denied to accept that proposal.

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PlsSuckMyToes Mar 23, 2026 +185

Thanks for owning the never ending shutdown then, as if you didnt already

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jimmydean885 Mar 23, 2026 +52

They prefer it. Notice how easily it was for him to move ice into airports?

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StephanXX Mar 23, 2026 +48

The goal has always been to legitimize and normalize ICE in public spaces as if they have law enforcement authority. This will be critical when the time comes to "secure" polling locations.

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Vio_ Mar 23, 2026 +15

Not just that, but they also shifted ICE from only dealing with "illegal immigrants" (where any Americans hurt/murdered by them were considered "guilty of interfering"). Now they are directly working with American citizens.

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jimmydean885 Mar 23, 2026 -2

And the shutdown enables that kind of move

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OskaMeijer Mar 23, 2026 +8

No, it doesn't. They will do it shutdown or not.

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jimmydean885 Mar 23, 2026 +1

It's far easier and flys under the radar of most of the public in the current conditions than when the government was operating normally.

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FeelingPixely Mar 23, 2026 +2

ICE on the ground, but can they land a plane or coordinate air traffic? What are they gonna do there, detain crash victims?

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Villageijit Mar 23, 2026 -3

The dems would have done nothing anyways. Just like how they watched doge and othe illegal things happen

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jimmydean885 Mar 23, 2026 +4

What should they do?

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Villageijit Mar 23, 2026 -3

Hold investigations, talking filibusters, literally everything the gop does when the dems have power and cant get anything through

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OskaMeijer Mar 23, 2026 +8

So maybe holding up funding for DHS until they put restrictions on ICE?

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Villageijit Mar 24, 2026 +1

The bare minimum isnt going to cut it here. Rights ate being violated all day everyday. How does this help with the illegal actions of doge?

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CMScientist Mar 24, 2026 +1

What exactly is going to congress right now? Last shutdown they compromised on a temporary funding, which is leading to the current standoff. They got the OBBB passed but that is mostly standard tax stuff, nothing revolutionary. Trump is doing most of the damage via executive orders and then gets the supreme court to decide. The things you mention are not going to stop that. They basically need enough votes to impeach and remove to stop the executive orders.

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AnonEMoussie Mar 23, 2026

He could have always moved ICE where ever he wanted them. My question is why keep the national guard in DC, when ICE could easily intimidate people more than the guard.

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AnonEMoussie Mar 23, 2026 +3

That’s crazy! When have we ever had a group of people attack Washington? Oh, right, Trump did.

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AnonEMoussie Mar 23, 2026 +5

No, my sarcasm was sincere but not at you. No other president tried to pull an insurrection, before he did. And it was also Mike Flynn’s brother who was told to slow roll any responses.

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jimmydean885 Mar 23, 2026 +1

This would not have happened with TSA in place.

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ClaroStar Mar 23, 2026 +5

If they could, they'd shut down every public service available and privatize everything. This is a feature, not a bug.

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jasonlitka Mar 23, 2026 -1

Well, in the case of the TSA, that’s probably an improvement. The airports with private security work better, the ones I’ve been through anyway.

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ClaroStar Mar 23, 2026 +5

I don't think it would be an improvement. There are so many things in the US that are privatized and work significantly worse than public counterparts in other developed countries. The big one is obviously the healthcare system.

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OskaMeijer Mar 23, 2026 +1

I don't think privatization would be any better but TSA has a 95% failure rate at catching dangerous items when auditors try to sneak dangerous items past them.

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jasonlitka Mar 23, 2026

Well, you can say that, but I’ve flown through TSA airports (today actually) and I’ve flown through airports operating under SPP, and I can tell you that one kind operates a lot more efficiently than the other. I’ll be going through MCI and SFO over the next couple weeks, both SPP, and I’ll bet they’re nothing like the dumpster fire I had this morning at PHL (thank God for PreCheck Touchless ID, that saved my ass).

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MessyPoopMcGee Mar 23, 2026 +6

Remember the last time Dems had the upper hand with the shutdown and then caved because republicans promised them a pipe dream? I membaaa!

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StevenMC19 Mar 23, 2026 +4

Remember during the second shutdown opportunity where they decided that a partial one would be enough to do the trick and slow down ICE operations?

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some_alternative_90 Mar 23, 2026 -1

Do Nothing Dems and Pedo Repubs. Nothing changes.

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 -12

83% of U.S. adults support requiring id to vote. Up from 77% in a 2012 poll. This is not a popular initiative. source - [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/americans-support-photo-id-vote-democrats-oppose-save-america-act-rcna259549](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/americans-support-photo-id-vote-democrats-oppose-save-america-act-rcna259549)

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PlsSuckMyToes Mar 23, 2026 +13

Except that isnt what they are actually trying to do, now is it?

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 -8

What do you mean?

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Hell-Diver7 Mar 23, 2026 +7

Did u it read what save act really does? You’re getting baited. You can’t even use your military ID. And good luck to the women.

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 -3

It requires an id to vote, like most countries? What else is it doing?

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TigerGrizzCubs78 Mar 23, 2026 +11

Nope. Your driver's license would no longer be considered a valid form of ID. Birth certificate or passport. You can't find the birth certificate because it's in a safe deposit box, and the last time you used it was 30 something years ago and that key is nowhere to be found? You can't vote. You never bought a passport because you only took vacations in the United States? You can't vote

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 +2

Ah, I didn’t realize that standard drivers licenses wouldn’t be valid. I’m not opposed to proving my identity to vote, but I can understand the controversy over requiring nonstandard forms of identification. Thanks for the reply.

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Hell-Diver7 Mar 23, 2026 +2

That’s where the entire issue is @. People don’t mind supporting voter ID, it the tactics that will catch people off guard. And since you didn’t know, your the perfect candidate on what would happen to you if u just brought your drivers license. I served in the US Army for 21 years and this is straight up bootlick tactics what they are doing. Also for women, if your name was changed due to marriage, there are more issues and they can’t vote. BTW, a military ID works in airports and all military IDs are tracked by the Us Govt. it worked before and was a non issue. When u put your military ID into the scanners, it all works. Just giving u extra info. There is no way you can fake it. It reads just like the Real ID drivers licenses. Our photos are in the database, and we are assigned DOD # on them that match to us. It’s as American as u can be honestly.

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OskaMeijer Mar 23, 2026 +2

Not just nonstandard forms of identification really, you either need a passport or a state photo id with a birth certificate that matches the name, which no married women that changed their name would have. This means the majority of married women will have to go through the time-consuming and expensive process of getting a passport just to vote. It also gives a DHS system control of state voter roles to purge as they see fit. It also puts all these new responsibilities on states while providing no funding to do any of it.

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voluntary-death Mar 23, 2026 +5

You already have to be a citizen to vote. Save act would block millions of American citizens from voting. There is no widespread voter fraud in the US. Most voter fraud which does occur is by republican. Overturning citizens united is what should be done. Also Allowing the world’s richest man to pay for votes is fucked and should be illegal..

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PlsSuckMyToes Mar 23, 2026 +6

They claim they want voter ID through the SAVE act, but that is not what that bill is

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emmer Mar 23, 2026 -6

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act or SAVE America Act, is a proposed United States law that would require "documentary proof of United States citizenship" to register to vote in federal elections. - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard_American_Voter_Eligibility_Act) What do you mean that’s not what the bill is?

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PlsSuckMyToes Mar 23, 2026 +9

Yeah, one of the multitude of things is require an ID to vote. But what does that entail? Poll taxes and disenfranchisement for how it is written. Also DHS getting all states voter rolls among other things. Calling it a "voter id bill" is grossly oversimplifying and exactly what they want people to be doing and exactly what they want people to think in terms of what the bill actually does.

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StephanXX Mar 23, 2026 +3

Citizenship documents don't have pictures for the vast majority of Americans. Does _your_ birth certificate have a current picture? Does your wife/mother/sister/aunt have their full birth name on their driver's license? Republicans have been crystal clear that the goal of this bill is to prevent legal residents from voting. There's almost zero evidence of individual voter fraud. Their goal is to prevent anyone who isn't a Republican from voting. In any case, the Constitution _explicitely_ assigns voting, _all_ voting, administration to the individual states. The SAVE act is unconstitutional on its face.

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BrandenWi Mar 23, 2026 +31

Trump knows that in an actually free and fair election this November, the GOP are going to get destroyed. And when that happens, he's going to jail. He will do anything possible to prevent that

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Gryphon962 Mar 23, 2026 +53

We are getting close to the point where congress just goes ahead and passes the deal they want and if he doesn't sign it in 10 days it becomes law automatically. If he vetoes it, then we might see the veto overturned, in which case we will know that common sense has finally arrived. The SAVE act will never pass as is. Trump is a fool to try and tie it to anything else.

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J_ron Mar 23, 2026 +38

I wish I had your confidence but I've seen democrats cave so many times already. Still holding out hope though.

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Practical_Wish_4063 Mar 23, 2026 +11

You need to hold Chuck Schumer’s glasses for him; they keep falling off the end of his nose when he’s bending over backwards

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Chemical-Fault-7331 Mar 23, 2026 +5

I’m confident it will pass if the markets start to tank because of the shutdown.

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squintytoast Mar 23, 2026 +26

non-citizen voting has been proven to be exceedingly rare and it is already illegal for them to do so. something like 20 million voting age citizens DONT HAVE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP. the entire point of SAVE America Act is voter disenfrancisement. full stop. it is a solution in search of a problem.

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Smaynard6000 Mar 23, 2026 +10

It's not a solution in search of a problem. It's a solution for suppressing the votes of people who vote against them.

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CouchCorrespondent Mar 23, 2026 +18

How to tell people you can't win unless you cheat/suppress/threaten/blackmail/or threaten with lawsuits.

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ranchoparksteve Mar 23, 2026 +18

It’s going to be easier for an American to visit Communist China than to vote down the street.

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snowvase Mar 23, 2026 +3

It is now!

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Accomplished-Run221 Mar 23, 2026 +16

Voters are already ID’d by their registration to a precinct, which includes verification of residency and their identity. There is no voting without ID.

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DistractedPhoenix Mar 23, 2026 +11

Why don’t democrats just name all their bills and budgets after Trump? Like put together budget that completely defunds ICE and opens voting. Call it the “Donald Trump Saves America Bill”. That mfer will sign the f*** outta that

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JulienBrightside Mar 23, 2026 +11

"Everyone gets mailed a free voter id."

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mr_potato_thumbs Mar 23, 2026 +17

Exactly. It’s either you create a budget for nationwide voter registration and ID programs which will likely be prohibitively expensive, or you don’t pass the bill as it stands. Poll taxes are illegal for a reason, they disproportionately affect people in adverse circumstances.

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AcanthisittaNo6653 Mar 23, 2026 +10

Trump wants people to get used to seeing his ICE goons at airports. They have no official function, except being goons.

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AINonsense Mar 23, 2026 +8

No deals, then Understood.

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Bishopjones2112 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Two things. First you can not force people to pay to vote. Which is what’s this bill does. Second, if there is massive fraud that lead the republicans to lose the next elections, and the system is the same as it has been for years, then how is it the republicans have the presidency, house, and senate? Doesn’t add up.

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knotthatone Mar 23, 2026 +1

They'll force you to get a passport, which costs money and mysteriously takes longer to process for democratic voters than republicans or get "lost" in the mail. The courts will eventually strike it down, but the Supreme court will sit on it until well past the next election.

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roughingthesuspect Mar 23, 2026 +5

Republican senators need to find their balls.. Hint: they are in a glass jar at Mar-A-Largo.

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SummerSun75 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Grandpa has his hands full with his Iran mess. Now, he'll see what more mayhem he can cause right here at home.

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CarltonCatalina Mar 23, 2026 +4

..or otherwise I will be impeached and convicted and serve prison time for the other felonies and crimes against humanity I have and will be charged with.

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Unfair_Web_8275 Mar 23, 2026 +4

NBC's title is a bit misleading, as he's specifically talking about the SAVE Act. Also, he's griping about mail-in voting again, repeating lies he's spouted before.

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KingMario05 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Congress, please remove this a******. Better yet, ignore him and reach a deal.

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IvanTortuga Mar 23, 2026 +4

Dems have the easiest win in existence, so we know they will fumble it.

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111anza Mar 23, 2026 +4

I dont get the argument, make voting a holiday and issue a passport for every citizen at age 16. Problem solved.

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Galliagamer Mar 23, 2026 +5

Ha, no, that would making voting efficient and convenient. The goal is to *prevent* people from voting. That’s it.

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Cold-Bodybuilder9948 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Simon says 'Get on your knees'

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edgarecayce Mar 24, 2026 +1

I am wondering if this voter id thing would even help the GOP as much as they think it will. I am thinking it can disenfranchise so many of their elderly constituents as well.

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Own-Run8201 Mar 23, 2026 +2

No deal it is!

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FancyEmployee8672 Mar 23, 2026 +2

GOP Puts Politics Ahead Of Personnel

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teamdiabetes11 Mar 23, 2026 +2

Meanwhile, we have at least video going around of a Spanish speaking mother and her daughter being abducted by ICE, after having already passed TSA screening and identification requirements for entry into the U.S. as a foreign connection, or for those traveling domestically with a Real ID… But sure, voter fraud is a totally serious problem that this will solve. It has nothing to do with cracking down on minorities and others hated by the administration. Who are you gonna believe? Your own lying eyes? America will never fully recover from the damage wrought by its own voters and one orange turd.

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thelegochef Mar 23, 2026 +2

Desperate corrupt & needs to change the rules or lose the majority of elections by a mile. Elections/democracy will no longer be free & fair

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Miserable_Pie_8337 Mar 23, 2026 +2

Showing that Trump is 100% to blame for the long lines & chaos at our airports...

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Literally_Laura Mar 23, 2026 +2

Alright, make voter ID free for everyone. Do it, republicans. Problem solved. (And while you’re at it, make the day a holiday.)

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Actual__Wizard Mar 23, 2026 +2

He either has to be impeached or there has to be a constitutional convention.

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FreedomBread Mar 23, 2026 +2

There is no widespread voter fraud issue. At all. Lunatics.

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fungleflies67 Mar 23, 2026 +2

$10 bucks schumer caves to protect Israel. He did last time

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cometflight Mar 23, 2026 +2

Quiet, piggy.

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Raspberries-Are-Evil Mar 23, 2026 +2

Ok Free federal ID sent to everyone.

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Isosinsir Mar 23, 2026 +2

"Shut down the entire country until my handlers can rig the election like other despotic dictatorships."

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Cranialscrewtop Mar 24, 2026 +1

IT'S NOT A VOTER ID BILL. We have Voter ID. It's a PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP bill, which is *much* more difficult for people. A driver's license is a valid ID, but doesn't prove citizenship. To prove citizenship requires a completely different, and often less accessible, set of documents.

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brickout Mar 24, 2026 +1

This isn't about voter ID. I wish the media were honest.

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severedbrain Mar 24, 2026 +1

The SAVE act requires a passport ($180) and if you've changed your name due to marriage or other reasons the you'll also need your name change paperwork and birth certificate. At the polls, not just to register. And theres no lead-in. it becomes immediately effective. The bill is obvious disenfranchisement and an obvious poll tax. not to mention that they already Doge'd the state department so don't expect prompt service getting that passport. and they absolved the postal service from liability due to delayed mail so don't expect it to arrive even when it does get processed. Each step has been part of the same plan and its antidemocratic.

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knivesofsmoothness Mar 23, 2026 +4

Art of the deal: combine one bill that can't pass with another bill that can't pass! The ultimate negotiatior!

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MiamiShores305 Mar 23, 2026 +1

Why don't dems read into record all cases of proven voter id fraud by name and party, state by state. Most people, including myself have no idea of the raw numbers. If they are as low as I assume they are, wouldn't that end this nonsense?

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GrapeAyp Mar 23, 2026 +7

They’re also overwhelmingly republican.

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FaerieQuene Mar 23, 2026 +5

Trump wants to suppress the vote. He doesn’t care about facts. He wants to prevent women and POC from voting

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ctothel Mar 23, 2026 +3

Facts have never changed a conservative’s mind before, I don’t know if this would help. They will just say “these are just the ones that were proven, there must be thousands of times more”. They think their reckons are as good as facts. If they knew why this is so wrong they wouldn’t be conservatives. But Dems should do it anyway.

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TigerGrizzCubs78 Mar 23, 2026 +2

They are low, and are mostly republicans

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LatelyPlatonic Mar 23, 2026 +1

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Western-Corner-431 Mar 23, 2026 +1

What other arbitrary unrelated demands will he place on solving a single problem in this country?

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MAD_ELMO Mar 23, 2026 +1

Release the files that prove you’re a pedo rapist and had Epstein killed

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cbarrister Mar 23, 2026 +1

...otherwise I am going to be investigated after the midterm and then I am going to jail.

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HellaTroi Mar 23, 2026 +1

Just wait until tomorrow. He will change his demands, like he always does.

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ezagreb Mar 23, 2026 +1

This guy is such a terrible politician as well as a horrible leader. He is simply incapable of compromising or driving a deal that’s good for both sides and or the American people

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CitizenBroccoli Mar 23, 2026 +1

Then no deal will be made.

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No-Quarter-3417 Mar 23, 2026 +1

A shutdown is good. Trump gets none of what he wants as long as he tantrums, legislatively speaking. Anything that happens will be blamed on him and likely so. So, the Dems will fold no doubt

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Smaynard6000 Mar 23, 2026 +1

Just keep proposing bills to fund TSA and let the Republicans keep shooting them down.

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postconsumerwat Mar 23, 2026 +1

Who in their right mind would vote for that shady trap bill ? To prevent the 7 votes that got cast illegally waste all the gold to pay for it! Buy phony law fervor, buy phony law fervor!

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GlassjawIsGreat Mar 23, 2026 +1

Our leaderless democrats will choke as they always do. Thanks for the mess guys. I LOVE IT.

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HOSTfromaGhost Mar 23, 2026 +1

Keep it shut down. Do NOT give in.

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lancer-fiefdom Mar 23, 2026 +1

Put national security at risk, after launching an unprovoked war against a nation with sleeper agents worldwide l, as the WorldCup & The 250’th anniversary celebrations arrive in a couple months Because I must stay in power to keep doing shit that puts all of us at mortal risk

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Nik_Tesla Mar 23, 2026 +1

Requiring voter ID is totally fine with me, but not if you require voter ID before you HAVE A NATIONAL ID CARD created and able for every citizen to get for free. Every country that has voter ID laws, already has a national ID card that is different from your passport, which most Americans don't even have (and costs $100+ to get). So make a bargain, to get a national ID card that is free and easy to apply for as well as same day voter registration, and in return they get voter ID. Certainly not in time for the midterms though.

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Human_Thinker Mar 23, 2026 +1

Trump will never understand. He’s a clueless putz of a person.

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GurDry5336 Mar 23, 2026 +1

Love how Trump takes credit for the Airport chaos. Nice going…

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supercali45 Mar 24, 2026 +1

someone has to steal the midterms or he is fucked...

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anothersnappyname Mar 24, 2026 +1

Flailing

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No-Permit-9331 Mar 24, 2026 +1

There ya have it folks! Straight from the mouth of the pedo boss to the pedo protectors. Keep the government closed. They are not doing a God damned thing for any of us here other than making everything worse for their “whims”.

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Jamizon1 Mar 24, 2026 +1

The “King” has spoken!

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BlueberrySubject3511 Mar 24, 2026 +1

I still dont understand how after years of screaming voter fraud, he has never offered one shred of evidence of actual voter fraud, yet his MAGA morons will parrot his nonsense claims, and he has never won one case that went to court

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Tart-Pomgranate5743 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Cult mentality and currying favor are the only explanations I have…

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yorapissa Mar 24, 2026 +1

“Yes My Lord”, said the GOP leadership and flock.

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Ebe6660 Mar 24, 2026 +1

This fat psychopath is perfectly willing to let pretty much the entire country suffer and die just so he can mess with the vote so he doesn't get impeached and held accountable for being a pedo/rapist. Why are we allowing this to happen? If the Repubs "heroically" removed Trump from power they just MIGHT make it though the midterms. Why don't they realize this?

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SirRichardLove Mar 24, 2026 +1

We already have voted ID! it's called Real Id.

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AvarusTyrannus Mar 24, 2026 +1

Welcome back poll tax.

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Classic-Perspective5 Mar 24, 2026 +1

I don’t get how you don’t need ID to vote? We do in Canada

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blisa Mar 24, 2026 +1

We do need ID to vote. this says you need a form of identification that shows you were born a citizen of the US. Which doesn't actually exist other than a passport, which needs to be purchased. If you don't have that you can provide your birth certificate and your drivers license,but if the names on those don't match it's a no go.

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the_eluder Mar 24, 2026 +1

Real id does.

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blisa Mar 24, 2026 +1

You can get a realid as long as you have a valid work visa or Greencard. It doesn't show citizenship.

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the_eluder Mar 24, 2026 +1

2 step process. You show birth certificate or passport when you register, real id at voting booth.

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AbleDanger12 Mar 24, 2026 +1

We do. When you register you show proof of citizenship.

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Molson2871 Mar 24, 2026 +1

This isn't about ID, that's a requirement already everywhere. This is about eliminating immigrants and women from voting.

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