Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "What protects the legal vote?
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, or Save America Act, is a 2026 legislative proposal aimed at requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
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Who knows if it will pass the House and Senate, but I have a question about the whole process.
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Today, without this proposed law, the U.S. Constitution makes it clear that only citizens shall be allowed to vote in federal elections—for members of Congress, senators, and the president of the USA.
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The Constitution also states that the state legislatures decide how their elections are organized and conducted.
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So today, we have a serious problem with non-citizens voting in some states. Now, will someone tell me what this Save America Act will do to enforce the law and prevent non-citizens from voting in states that allow them?
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Because as I see it, if they already violate the Constitution, how does another layer of laws change that?
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Unless and until there is enforcement—in the form of denying seating of officials elected by the votes of non-citizens—no new law, no new layers of laws, are going to make any difference.
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Yes, I know the President wants this law and that the left opposes it. But realistically, how will it be enforced if a state like California, Illinois, or New York refuses to enforce it?"
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