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  As Donald Trump and his allies launch a full assault on our fundamental right to vote, it’s crucial to get as many signatures as possible on our petition condemning the GOP’s voter suppression efforts. I’m continuing to do everything I possibly can to protect voting rights, but at this dire moment for our democracy, I need every member of this team to raise their voices alongside mine. That’s why I’m following up to make sure your signature is included:  If you haven’t, will you sign my petition right now to condemn Trump’s attacks on our democracy and protect voting rights? Thank you, Rev. Warnock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:  Rev. Raphael Warnock Subject: Trump’s Supreme Court is dragging us back to the dark and ugly days of Jim Crow   I wanted to make sure you saw what I said on  CNN  and  MSNOW : We just witnessed a devastating blow to American democracy. Donald Trump’s Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act. The protecti...

  One person, one vote   is the foundation   of a functioning democracy. Any effort to systematically make voting harder -- especially for millions of eligible citizens -- is a direct betrayal of that principle. Democracy depends on equal access to the ballot, but when barriers are erected, equality under the law begins to erode.  This is exactly what the so-called  “SAVE America” Act  does. By requiring a birth certificate or passport to register or vote, it places unnecessary and exclusionary hurdles between Americans and their most fundamental right to vote. The View  cohost and attorney  Sunny Hostin  explains the real-world impact of these kinds of laws: “The reason Democrats don’t want Voter ID laws is because they make it much more difficult for elderly people, people that don’t travel, don’t have a passport, poor people who don’t have cars, don’t have driver’s licenses. “It’s a vestige of post-slavery laws, where Black people had to ...

  First It’s Documentation. Then It’s Disqualification. The SAVE Act’s Hidden Threat to Women, Working Families, and Democracy Brandon Brown for SC Feb 23 Let’s drop the BS. The new SAVE Act proposals are being marketed as “election security.” But when you strip away the branding, what’s left is something far more troubling: a bureaucratic obstacle course that could block millions of eligible Americans from voting. And married women may be among the first to feel it. This Isn’t About Fraud. It’s About Trump. There is no epidemic of voter fraud in America. What there  is , however, is a long line of spineless politicians willing to do anything to stay on Trump’s good side. This bill ensures that Trump will never have to ask Brad Raffensberger to find him 11,780 votes again. The technicalities and paperwork alone would thin out the electorate for him. The SAVE Act doubles down on: Rigid documentation requirements Harsh voter verification rules Expanded opportunities to challenge...