Under the SAVE Act, many rural Americans would be forced to drive hours and cross hundreds of miles to show documentation of citizenship, in person, in order to register to vote. Some would be forced to drive as many as eight hours and make interstate journeys.
You’re not wrong. On the other hand, it’s easily possible that they will just happily make exceptions for them. A lot of what they’re trying to do is install “the right people” in place administering the right elections, who will make sure that “the right people” still have their rights protected, whatever the law says.
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Don’t let the Republicans know that their cynical attempt to further depress voter turnout is going to disproportionately affect their own supporters!
You’re not wrong. On the other hand, it’s easily possible that they will just happily make exceptions for them. A lot of what they’re trying to do is install “the right people” in place administering the right elections, who will make sure that “the right people” still have their rights protected, whatever the law says.