🧵 THREAD: Democrats TEACH voter identification and election integrity ... just not in America
The Democratic Party has an international arm called the National Democratic Institute (NDI). It's funded by $181M/year in US tax dollars. Its board includes Stacey Abrams, Donna Brazile, and Tom Daschle.
But in regards to today's SAVE America Act debate... did you know that the NDI has taught and supervised election processes all over the world?
For 40 years, NDI has told every developing country on earth that voter ID is essential for election integrity. They've recommended biometric systems... yes, that's right, NDI recommended biometric systems, which goes way beyond SAVE America Act! They praised fingerprint verification. Tracked ID card issuance rates.
Meanwhile, Democrats call the SAVE Act "Jim Crow 2.0."
Same party. Same people. Opposite positions.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread 👇
The Democratic Party has an international arm called the National Democratic Institute (NDI). It's funded by $181M/year in US tax dollars. Its board includes Stacey Abrams, Donna Brazile, and Tom Daschle.
But in regards to today's SAVE America Act debate... did you know that the NDI has taught and supervised election processes all over the world?
For 40 years, NDI has told every developing country on earth that voter ID is essential for election integrity. They've recommended biometric systems... yes, that's right, NDI recommended biometric systems, which goes way beyond SAVE America Act! They praised fingerprint verification. Tracked ID card issuance rates.
Meanwhile, Democrats call the SAVE Act "Jim Crow 2.0."
Same party. Same people. Opposite positions.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread 👇
NDI's own 2001 guide emphasizes the importance of only citizens voting. It further says voter ID cards "introduce an additional safeguard into the system" and describes photo ID and fingerprints as standard election infrastructure.
In one of their PDFs, the complaint in Nicaragua wasn't that voter ID existed. It was that the government wasn't issuing ID cards FAST ENOUGH. They even called the issuance of temporary IDs as ignoring "the far more fundamental problem."
In Morocco, NDI praised the switch to requiring just ONE photo ID at the polls, calling it "a positive development." The SAVE Act requires one photo ID. Democrats call that Jim Crow.
In Bangladesh, NDI praised voter photo ID cards as giving "a sense of empowerment and belonging to the disadvantaged and marginalized people of the country, particularly women."
Stacey Abrams, NDI board member, calls the same requirement discriminatory at home.
Stacey Abrams, NDI board member, calls the same requirement discriminatory at home.
Chuck Schumer: "The SAVE Act would impose Jim Crow-type laws to the entire country."
NDI (his party's own arm): "Individuals who wish to participate in an election must somehow prove their identity, demonstrating that they are who they say they are." And also must demonstrate citizenship.
NDI (his party's own arm): "Individuals who wish to participate in an election must somehow prove their identity, demonstrating that they are who they say they are." And also must demonstrate citizenship.
The biggest irony: NDI vice chair Stacey Abrams co-led the Nigeria 2023 election observation mission. Its final report called biometric voter ID "the most important contribution to raising confidence in electoral integrity." She called Georgia's voter ID law "Jim Crow in a suit."
NDI has observed elections in 100+ countries. If they observed a US election, they'd flag 14 states with no voter ID requirement as failing basic election integrity standard... by their own published criteria.
The Democratic Party tells the world voter ID is democracy. Then tells Americans it's Jim Crow.
THREAD END.
The Democratic Party tells the world voter ID is democracy. Then tells Americans it's Jim Crow.
THREAD END.
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