Citizens can make good decisions, and we can attain some modicum of unity, if there is a general foundation of common information on which they are based. Yet the advent of social media, digital communications in general, and outright lying from individuals, government, organizations, and elected officials has made that nearly impossible.
Unfortunately, most people today get their information from social media. Equally unfortunate is that about half, or more depending on who is doing the measurements, of social media is intentionally false, misleading, or generated by bots and other non-human sources to disrupt rational discussion or promote an extreme agenda. Those messages are not intended to inform; they are propaganda designed to alter your perception of facts.
If we all had the same information, understood the same facts to be, well, facts, there is a likelihood we would find some common ground. From that we could make progress. However, many Americans and Democrat leaders want you uninformed or ill-informed so they can keep with own power. They lie repeatedly and brazenly, and they know it. Does each side do some of that? Possibly. But lies about the key issues of the day are coming mostly from the Left.
Look at the SAVE act, for example. In general, the legislation would require people to be U. S. citizens to vote and to show ID when they do. Does that sound extreme, radical, or fascist? No. You had to have a phot ID to get into the Democratic National Convention, to apply for jobs in NYC, to register for school, adopt a pet, or get a library card. It doesn’t seem like a lot to ask.
Depending on which survey you look at, more than 80% of Americans support voter ID. That includes majorities of all genders, political party members, social, racial, and ethnic groups. There are very few issues that enjoy broader support. You would have a hard time getting 80% of Americans to agree the sky is blue.
And yet…. The entire Democrat leadership opposes it. And in the Senate, you need 60 votes to get something passed.
Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican, is also dragging his feet, to be clear. He could let the Dems filibuster the bill, in a real, talking filibuster, and eventually come to a vote we would probably win. Why he doesn’t do that is a question and perhaps more proof there are too many RINOs still in office. No legitimate conservative, with the good of the nation at heart, would oppose the SAVE Act. Thune could get it done, but doesn’t seem to have the will to do it. Why? It is a common sense measure widely supported by all groups nationwide. So why is it stalled in the Senate? That is the smaller of the two key problems here.
On the GOP side, you don’t have a large Senate majority, but Senate leadership seems to lack the will. But at least Republicans support it. Yet, all but one Democrat has taken a stand against it, based entirely on lies. Why do Democrats oppose it? If you can’t figure that out, you need to voluntarily hand in your voter registration card.
There are no good reasons to oppose voter ID. None. It is not racist unless you think Black people or other ethnic or religious groups are too stupid to figure out how to get ID. The whole idea that Black people can’t get ID is itself racist, and insulting, and it is the official stand of the Democrat Party.
Most Americans, of all races, have ID. That is how they open bank accounts, get jobs, apply for benefits, get a license, or do a hundred other things.
The truth is there are two key reasons Democrats oppose voter ID. One, it is easier to cheat without ID. Two, it is important to the anti-Trump left and the socialists that are ascendent in the Democrat Party that you believe every horrible thing you hear about Republicans and Donald Trump. They want to win, and don’t care if they hide the truth from you. They claim SAVE is racist, asserting Black people don’t know how to get IDs and don’t already have them, even though that is patently, provably false.
Democrats even claim the bill is misogynist because some women may have to confirm they’ve had a name change. They seem to think so little of women that they assume they are powerless and ignorant. How insulting is that.
Proving you’ve had a name change is not hard to do and is only necessary if you are registering for the first time. It is insulting to women to assert they can’t figure it out.
Finally, even if SAVE becomes law, you will not be prevented from voting if you are doing it honestly and under your real name. You will face zero barriers, no penalties, and no chance you won’t be able to vote. Why? Because the SAVE act is reasonable and not designed to keep citizens from voting.
The SAVE act allows every voter to vote even if they don’t have ID or can’t prove they’ve changed their name, simply by signing a document confirming who they say they are. If you don’t have ID, you just affirm, in writing, that you are who you say you are. If THAT is too high a hurdle for you to clear you probably ought to not be voting anyway!
Yet, people like Chuckles Schumer say things like the SAVE act would throw 26 million people off the voting rolls, which is a lie, and are creating stress and angst because they care more protecting their own power than they do about telling you the truth of what is best for the nation.
There are other examples of politicians lying, some affecting both parties, but this issue is key if we are to save the republic. Bottom line, the Democrat leadership is trying to scare you, and Dem supporters and elected officials are intentionally lying, and they know it. Are those the people you want in charge of your country?