Danielle, Donald Trump is trying to stop American citizens from voting. Why? Because he knows his agenda is unpopular and Republicans can't win based on what he's doing, so he wants to rig the election by picking his own voters. That's what the SAVE Act is all about. Don't let Trump and the Republicans in Congress fool you. They'll say things like, "You should have to show ID to vote just like you do to buy a beer." But this is not an ordinary voter ID bill. This is not a bill that says everybody has to show either a driver's license or student ID to vote. This is a way to keep American citizens from voting. I'll give you an example: If this bill passes, then in 45 of 50 states, your driver's license won't count as valid ID. Let's say you're a married woman who lives in Massachusetts. And let's say that when you got married, you took your husband's name. Well, when you go to the polls to vote, you can't register by showing them your updated driver's license. Why? Because Massachusetts is one of the 45 states where a driver's license doesn't prove citizenship. So you bring along your birth certificate? Now can you vote? Nope. Your birth certificate is still under your maiden name. Yes, you can use a passport, if you have one. But remember that fewer than half of all Americans have a passport and it costs $165 to get one — and takes a month or two, if everything is working on time. No passport and no birth certificate that matches your driver's license? Well, Trump and the Republicans say you're out of luck. And that's just one example of how this bill will actually make it harder for Americans to vote. Look, Republicans are pulling every lever they can to wage an assault on our democracy and cling onto their power. We can't — and won't let them. We need to demonstrate that the American people are outright rejecting the SAVE Act. Please add your name to say you do not support this legislation. Here's another deeply disturbing thing about this bill: it would require states to hand over sensitive information about voters to Trump's Department of Homeland Security, so that some shadowy guys can do whatever they want with it. Maybe they take you off the voter rolls. Maybe they use that information for something else. No one knows what will happen. This is an agency whose former leader Kristi Noem said, just a few weeks ago, "we need to…make sure that we have the right people voting." Guess who's going to get swept off the voter rolls? People that the Republicans think are likely to vote Democratic. So, sweep off Black people, sweep off Brown people, sweep off women, sweep off students, sweep off people in precincts who voted Democratic last time, sweep off people that you think might vote Democratic in the upcoming election. This Trump bill is Jim Crow 2.0. Noncitizen voting is extremely rare. Republicans know that. They've seen the data: Voter roll audits in Georgia prior to the 2024 election found only 20 registered noncitizens out of 8.2 million registered voters, or 0.00024%. A 2024 Michigan audit found only 16 noncitizen votes out of 5.7 million votes, or 0.00028%. So why do they want to do this? Lucky for us, Republicans have been saying the quiet part out loud. Republicans in Congress know they're in deep trouble for the midterms unless they can rig the rules and pick their own voters. Donald Trump even said it himself: he said passing the SAVE Act will, "guarantee the midterms." Because the Republicans know, and Donald Trump knows, that the policies they are shoving through right now are wildly unpopular. So while Trump and Republicans try to spread conspiracies and lie about the SAVE Act, it's important that each and every one of us stays focused on what the Trump administration is really doing — and fight back. This is worth fighting for — and I'm going to give this fight all that I've got. Add your name if you're with me, Danielle: The American people say NO to passing the SAVE Act. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth  | 
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