According to numerous polls, over 85% of Americans believe a valid picture ID should be required before voting at the polls. The House of Representatives has passed the SAVE Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, requiring proof of citizenship by showing a government-approved ID before casting a ballot.

The Republicans have introduced the SAVE Act in the Senate. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has declared the SAVE Act dead upon reaching the senate floor, alleging it is racist Jim Crow 2.0 and sexist discriminating against married women.

A majority of “red” states have enacted voter ID laws of their own, but a federal voter ID law is needed as 15 “blue” states refuse to enact voter ID laws and in those states, it is even illegal to ask a voter if they are a citizen before handing them a ballot.

It has allegedly been proven, in “blue” states, vast numbers of illegal aliens have been voting and their state leaders have turned a “blind eye” to illegal voting.

Democratic controlled “blue” states are aware illegal aliens consistently vote Democrat, which keeps their Democratic Party in power, giving them an unfair and illegal advantage over their states’ Republican Party, which the SAVE Act would end.

Congress has the constitutional authority to enact the SAVE Act. The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1, reads “The times, places and the manner of holding elections for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof,” but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except the places of choosing senators.

Currently, over 170 democratic nations worldwide require a valid picture ID before casting a ballot. The U.S. should follow suit by making the SAVE Act the law of the land.

The leaders of the Democratic Party have openly stated they seek, again, opening our borders, flooding the U.S. with hordes of illegal aliens, giving them a fast track to citizenship and voting rights. If this happens, native-born Americans will become the minority and lose control of our country to foreign-born, no longer illegal aliens.

Americans must “wake up” and vote the power-hungry democrats from office, in 2026 and 2028. Otherwise, it may be too late.

Steve Wolverton

Parkersburg