A not-very-friendly reminder, Danielle: Donald Trump is refusing to sign legislation to build more housing and make housing more affordable. Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly passed a housing affordability bill in both the House and the Senate (when was the last time you heard that?). Why? He said he won’t sign unless Congress passes the SAVE Act first — the restrictive voter ID law that would make it harder for millions of citizens to vote. 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 this is all about. Again, not an ordinary voter ID bill. Trump and the Republicans in Congress will defend it by saying things like, "You should have to show ID to vote just like you do to buy a beer." Don’t let them fool you. 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. 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. 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. And 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, yep: The President of the United States is blocking critical housing legislation that would make rent more affordable and help people actually be able to buy a home in order to rig the rules and pick their own voters. I’m going to keep up the fight to get this plan passed — and while Trump and Republicans try to spread conspiracies and lie about the SAVE Act, it’s important that we send a clear message that the American people say NO to passing the SAVE Act. 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.
Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth  |
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