DOJ Probes New Jersey Voter Roll Glitch
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voter ID requirements in the Save America Act to Olive Garden requiring customers to show photo ID to use its never-ending pasta pass. This is Steve Scalise. When you think about something like Save America, which is at the heart of democracy, just saying, show picture ID to vote, for God's sake, you can't go get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID. Why not be able to show a picture ID? To vote. Now, to be fair, you know, people could take real advantage of their never-ending pasta. It could have a big negative impact on the whole garden if they don't verify those kinds of things. Here's the problem with that comparison. It's right about voter ID, but it's wrong about the Save America Act because the Save America Act is not just voter ID. I continue to say if Republicans just passed a bill. on voter ID, they would have a much better chance of it passing and a much better message ahead of the midterms. If you want to understand, you know, one reason why the Save America Act doesn't have 60 votes in the Senate. I would encourage you to read Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. So she talks about how the Save America Act could impact rural communities, and she gives an example. In Alaska, let's say you have an 18-year-old who's in a rural, more remote area of the state who wants to register to vote for the first time. Well, if the Save America Act were to pass, that person would have to buy a plane ticket, about $780 round trip. They would have to stay at a hotel for about $300. And you're talking about... probably more than $1,000 to register to vote because they have to do it in person. So it's those kinds of things. You know, you have some rural communities that are far removed from where the location is to register to vote. You've got to think about what they're going to have to go through in order to exercise their right as an American. That's... part of this app so there are some things in there that i think are legitimately up for debate and she offered some amendments try to fix that it didn't make it through with the save america act you could disagree with her being against it because of something like that but I'm just telling you if you want to have a better understanding of why it's not getting to 60 votes. Well, first of all, it's not just about voter ID. There's a whole bunch of other stuff in it. And also, you've got issues like that that have some members of the Senate concerned, hey, this is going to have a pretty big impact on some of my constituents. And if it passes and they learn about it.
They're not going to like this. Right, yeah. I had no idea that that was part of it. Right, a lot of people don't. So, again, you can read her op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, but I'm just trying to pass along some more information on the Act to give you a better sense as to why it hasn't gotten through the Senate yet. Earlier in the show, Republicans comparing voter ID requirements in the Save America Act to Olive Garden requiring customers to show photo ID to use its never-ending pasta pass. This is what Steve Scalise said. When you think about something like Save America, which is at the heart of democracy, just saying, show picture ID to vote. For God's sake, you can't go get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID. Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote? Now I know it in... It's actually a pretty good line. I'll be honest. It is. Pretty effective. But the Save America Act isn't just about voter ID. And we got some reaction to that segment. This is what Dean listening to us in South Florida had to say. You guys are always saying there's just not the votes for the Save America Act. Okay. Well, please ask the question of the great senator. Who is not voting for it in the Republican Party and why? Those are the questions. I'm tired of hearing. There's not enough votes. Okay, well, I want to know who and why. Well, there's definitely not enough votes. And one of the reasons is it's not just about voter ID. I think if it was a bill that focuses solely on voter ID, it would have a good chance of passing. I explained earlier in the show that Lisa Murkowski, Senator from Alaska, she's in opposition to the Save America Act, and she explained why. Basically, one of her big reasons for opposing it is because the bill would essentially end online voter registration. Voters would be required when they're registering to vote to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person to an elected official. And her point was, and you can agree with this, disagree with this, I'm just sharing what she said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, that in Alaska, you've got a lot of rural communities. And in order to provide that proof, they would have to spend like $1,000 traveling to a place where they could present that information in order to register. to vote yeah i think that's something that we don't even really think about here because we could just go something maybe a couple miles away to register to vote it's not a big deal yeah and she expanded that out to rural communities all across the country maybe not having spent a thousand dollars to do it but it's it's a more onerous process than it is right now so there are some issues there and there's a whole bunch of other stuff again if this was just voter id then I think it would have a really good chance of passing because that's like a 90-10 issue these days. Just about everybody agrees you should have voter ID in order to vote in this country. And that's what's frustrating sometimes about Congress. You've got an issue that you have overwhelming support from the American public on, but then you package that in a bill that has some other stuff that causes opposition.
And then it doesn't get past. And it really becomes about this messaging ward. Now, that's all this is. Right. Yeah. It's not going to go anywhere. It doesn't make any sense. Yeah. It's just Boltside trying to use it against the other side in an election. And that's a lot of what you see. It's like ammunition for elections. That's what they're doing up in D.C. instead of actually solving problems. Make the Ryan Gorman Show podcast a preset on I Hard Radio. Presented by Vera and Vera. Accident attorneys, Tampa. Hey, everybody, Lady Luck here, and we're celebrating America's 250th birthday. Now, all summer long, I'm going to be celebrating by playing on SpinQuest.com, which is an American-owned social casino. It obviously features over a thousand slot games and live blackjack, live craps, live bubble craps. Head on over to SpinQuest.com. Get yourself a $30 coin pack for just 10 bucks. SpendQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visit SpenQuest.com for more details. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real? But with iHeart, everything you hear is guaranteed human. That's why 78% of listeners trust their favorite radio hosts product recommendations. And if you own or manage a business here or need to drive sales, that trust goes a long way in creating your future customers. Make iHeartMedia a part of your 2026 plan today. Visit iHeartadvertising.com. Again, that's iHeartadvertising.com. This is Tony A.O. from The Real Report with Tony A.O. and Uncle Murder. You haven't noticed how everything keeps going up, rent, streaming, even extra social at your favorite burrito spot. But with Boost Mobile, you don't have to play the Willis Go Up soon game. Boost Mobile offers an unlimited talk, text, and data planned at a price that'll never go up. It's the same price you'll pay for life. Switch now for unlimited wireless at a price that'll never go up only at Boost Mobile. After 30 gigabytes, customers may experience slower speeds. Customers will pay $25 a month as long as they remain active on the Boots Unlimited. plan.