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John:
The House and Senate are back in session this week. Both are scheduled to be in recess next week, but funding the Department of Homeland Security could play a role in bringing them back to finding a funding source.
This week, the House is scheduled to consider Congressman Chip Roy’s legislation, the SAVE America Act ([link removed]) , as mentioned in last week’s Compass ([link removed]) . To recap, this legislation would require states to obtain proof of citizenship when registering an individual to vote, purge the voter rolls of non-citizens, and require that individuals present photo identification before voting.
In August of 2025, Pew Research issued a report ([link removed]) that showed these ideas have broad bipartisan support. In fact, 83 percent support requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification. Elon Musk recently posted ([link removed]) on X in reference to the SAVE America Act, “It must be done or democracy is dead.” Meanwhile former Vice President Kamala Harris cited ([link removed]) a lack of locations to photocopy your ID in rural areas as a reason for her opposition and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer compared ([link removed]) voter ID laws to “Jim Crow” policies.
Senator Jon Husted, who replaced Vice President JD Vance after he was elected, took to X ([link removed]) to defeat these claims with data compiled in his state of Ohio. He wrote, “Ohio implemented a strict photo ID law before the 2024 presidential election. Turnout data shows no evidence of voter suppression. In fact, 2024 produced the second-highest turnout and turnout rate of the last four presidential elections in Ohio. 2012: 5,633,246 voters (70.53%) 2016: 5,607,641 voters (71.33%) 2020: 5,974,121 voters (73.99%) 2024: 5,851,387 voters (71.71%).”
If the legislation is passed out of the House this week, the Senate has the option of breaking an expected Democratic filibuster the old fashioned way: by making them talk ([link removed]) . Sen. Mike Lee, quoting his colleague Sen. Ashley Moody on X, posted ([link removed]) “My colleague, @SenAshleyMoody, nails it with this message: Return to Senate tradition. Require filibustering senators to (gasp) actually speak. Using existing Senate rules...”
Undoubtedly, the debate on the House floor will be interesting to watch.
ICYMI…
* Conservative Action Project: The Senate Must Use the Talking Filibuster to Pass the SAVE America Act ([link removed])
* Chronicles Magazine: Elites Versus Ordinary Americans on Voter ID ([link removed])
* American Mind: The Lemon Test ([link removed])
* Fox News: Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases ([link removed])
* Daily Caller: Senate Republicans Have the Power to Force Democrats to Filibuster Voter ID – So Why Don’t They? ([link removed])
Sincerely,
Hugh Fike
Senior Director, CP Academy
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