If you want to see how broken Washington's priorities really are, just watch how fast GOP senators line up behind military action compared to their glacial pace on protecting American elections. While these same Republicans are practically racing to the microphones to support strikes against Iran, the SAVE America Act – legislation that would actually secure our democracy – sits gathering dust.
The hypocrisy is staggering, Patriots. These senators will drop everything to authorize another military adventure halfway around the world, but ask them to pass a simple bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections? Suddenly they're "studying the issue" and "reviewing the language."
War Hawks vs. Election Security
The SAVE Act isn't complicated – it closes the loophole that allows non-citizens to vote in federal elections by requiring documentary proof of citizenship. This should be common sense legislation that every American supports. Yet somehow, it's treated like a controversial proposal while bombing Iran gets bipartisan enthusiasm.
"If GOP senators pushed the SAVE America Act with the same urgency and full-throated support with which they've backed the decision to strike Iran, it would already be law," notes The Federalist.
Think about what this tells us about Washington's priorities. Protecting the integrity of American elections? That's apparently too divisive. But launching missiles at foreign countries? Now THAT'S something they can all get behind!
America First Means Elections First
President Trump campaigned on putting America First, and that means securing our elections before we worry about policing the world. Every day the SAVE Act sits in limbo is another day foreign nationals could potentially influence American elections – the very interference these same senators claim to be so concerned about.
The American people deserve senators who fight as hard for election integrity as they do for military interventions. We need representatives who understand that securing the ballot box is just as important as securing foreign borders.
It's time for GOP senators to show the same urgency for protecting American democracy that they show for protecting foreign interests. The SAVE Act should be law – not a legislative afterthought.