Action Item! Matt Morse video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUjE__7GDEY John Thune is not going to push the SAVE America Act across the finish line. So where are the 27 US Senators who can oust him from Pres Pro Tem of the US Senate so we can put America First! 85% of Americans want this! Infuriating! Great explanation of what can be done to thwart this RINO's obstruction.

Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |n a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court narrowed the ability of states to draw legislative districts based on race. The ruling limited a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a move that could allow some Republican-controlled states to draw more favorable U.S. House maps for the GOP. The case specifically centered on Louisiana’s 2024 U.S. House map, which had been redrawn to add a second majority-black district. The Court said that the new map constituted an unlawful racial gerrymander. “Correctly understood, Section 2 does not impose liability at odds with the Constitution, and it should not have imposed liability on Louisiana for its 2022 map,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion. “Compliance with Section 2 thus could not justify the State’s use of race-based redistricting here.” The Court’s decision notably did not strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in language minority groups. Critics of Section 2 have long held that it violates the Constitution’s equal protections clause by sorting voters based on race. Nonetheless, liberal Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent that the verdict rendered Section 2 “all but a dead letter.” As Mike Davis, President of the Article III Project, explained, for states to draw district lines explicitly based on race, they have to prove that they are remediating intentional discrimination. “Unless you can show intentional racial discrimination, the courts need to stop getting involved,” Davis said. “No more DEI districts.” During oral arguments last year, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and other conservative justices appeared open to the argument from those challenging Louisiana’s map that Congress intended for a “sunset period” for Section 2, allowing it to weaken over time. Opponents of Section 2 have argued that while it may have been necessary when the law was passed in 1965 to redress intentionally anti-black racial gerrymandering, it is no longer necessary. The ruling could allow Republicans to pick up as many as a dozen seats in states that have racially gerrymandered districts that would appear to conflict with the Court’s decision. Although it is unclear how many of the maps could be changed in time for this year’s midterm elections, the decision could have enormous ramifications for control of the U.S. House in 2028 and beyond. “The American people don’t want to see Americans segregated by race in their congressional maps, which is exactly what was happening in Louisiana,” RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement. “Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a basic constitutional principle: the government cannot discriminate on the basis of race when drawing congressional maps.” Shane Harris is the Editor-in-Chief of AMAC Newsline. You can follow him on X @shaneharris513. by Shane Harris https://amac.us/newsline/politics/breaking-supreme-court-strikes-down-racial-gerrymandering-in-major-victory-for-gop/?utm_objective=website_traffic&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=amac&utm_medium=daily_news_am&utm_content=bsc043026&dderh=aa085185c24d38098bf9b36bbb2af211

https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/28/the-american-left-is-in-thrall-to-political-violence-it-has-to-be-destroyed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-left-is-in-thrall-to-political-violence-it-has-to-be-destroyed&utm_term=2026-04-28 In the immediate aftermath of the fourth assassination attempt on President Trump this past weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, we heard the familiar chorus of voices in the corporate media and political establishment calling for calm, for unity, for lowering the temperature, toning down the rhetoric. We heard the same thing after Charlie Kirk’s assassination last September, and after Trump was shot in the face by a would-be assassin on the campaign trail in July 2024. As always, the people saying this pretend it’s a “both sides” problem, that the political left and right are both at risk of becoming dangerously violent, and that for the sake of our democracy we all need to calm down. What nonsense. There is only one side in America today that has a persistent and very real-world problem with political violence, and everyone knows it’s the left. It’s the left that has produced four would-be assassins of President Trump. It’s the left that produced Charlie Kirk’s assassin and the sneering online hordes who celebrated his murder. It’s the left that produced Luigi Mangione, who allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood, and overnight became a folk hero to his fellow travelers. The left riots and burns down cities in a way that makes Jan. 6 look tame, and the corporate press justifies it as a form of political speech. The left regularly threatens conservative speakers and events, forcing organizers to provide a level of security that liberal events never need. The left foments violence not just by spreading false propaganda about conservatives but by funding the supposed right-wing extremists they warn about, as the recent federal criminal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center has shown. Surveys consistently find a shocking tolerance for political violence among left-leaning Americans that simply is not present on the right. A YouGov poll last year found a whopping 42 percent of self-described liberals believe political violence is sometimes justifiable (only 9 percent of conservatives said the same). An April 2025 Rutgers University study on political violence found that 56 percent of self-identifying left-wing respondents justified murdering Trump, while 50 percent said the same of Elon Musk. If these numbers were reversed, and showed massive support for political violence on the right, it’s all the corporate press would talk about. As it is, the press won’t even admit the left’s predilection for political violence, even though the reality of it is borne out nearly every week — and not just in the form of trans mass shooters targeting Christian schoolchildren and churches. When Jimmy Kimmel’s show was briefly suspended last year following Kimmel’s vile commentary on Kirk’s assassination (including his false assertion that Kirk’s assassin was MAGA), a man shot up an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento. To be clear, the alleged shooter (a former legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers) was outraged at ABC for suspending Kimmel, not at Kimmel for lying about Kirk’s assassin. Speaking of Kimmel, a few days before Cole Allen allegedly burst into the WHCD venue to kill Trump, Kimmel aired a fake WHCD routine in which he pretended to host the dinner. As part of the routine he said, “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” After the assassination attempt, First Lady Melania Trump rightly called out Kimmel, saying, “People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.” (The president and first lady both called on ABC to fire Kimmel for his violent rhetoric.) Kimmel isn’t even an outlier on the American left. He’s representative — a normie leftist. Minutes after the assassination attempt at the WHCD, Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt blamed Trump for almost getting murdered, saying the president is “poisoning the rhetoric” in America, and that he’s a “vile and disgusting man.” The idea that Trump has it coming is a mainstream view on the left. Tune into CNN or The View, and you will hear versions of this violence-inspiring rhetoric spewing forth from the mouths of supposedly respectable, establishment liberals. And yet somehow whenever there’s a high-profile act of political violence from the left — this time not from a nutjob but a man who simply believes all the mainstream left’s conspiracy theories about Trump and decided to act on them — we get the same brain-dead “both-sides” scolding from figures on the establishment right. This time around, it was Princeton professor and professional nice guy Robert P. George, who took to X the day after the assassination attempt to ask if everyone, “right or left, MAGA or anti-MAGA, Republican or Democrat,” could just “stop catastrophizing and trying to get everyone on your side worked up into a rage?” What we need to do, George insisted, is talk it out and make sure we don’t demonize each other. “We need to argue with our political adversaries — passionately perhaps — but with respect for their humanity and dignity. We don’t need to destroy them. That mustn’t be our aim.” The left is manifestly trying to destroy the right, to kill prominent conservatives and Republicans. But Professor George insists you mustn’t destroy them first, just argue with them. It takes a certain trained submissiveness to respond to recurring leftist political violence in this country with such extreme supineness. It’s as if George thinks we’re in an argument with people who simply want a marginally higher tax rate, and things have gotten a little heated. In reality, we’re in a life-or-death contest with bloodthirsty radicals who would very much like to terrorize us without end and orphan our children if they can. It’s not “catastrophizing” to say that, it’s simply to acknowledge what’s actually happening. When ordinary Democrats and liberals publicly celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk, it’s not “demonizing” anyone to point out that such behavior is in fact demonic and dangerous and has no place in a civilized society. To admit that most of our institutions are complicit in the creation of violent terrorists and would-be assassins is a plain admission of the truth. Under these circumstances, yes, we need to destroy them, we need to stop them. If that means dismantling institutions controlled by the left, then we must dismantle them. If we have to change the law to do that, or apply the law to its fullest possible extent, then by all means we need to do that. To paraphrase Aragorn, war is upon us whether we would risk it or not. We are not going to argue these people out of their commitment to political violence. They are resorting to unjust force, and only just force will stop them. Anything less means allowing them to carry on a campaign of violence and terror against us and our families. Maybe Professor George, ensconced in his ivory tower, is OK with that. He knows they will not come for him. Not at first, anyway. But I’m not OK with it. And you shouldn’t be, either. John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pagan America: the Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. Follow him on Twitter, @johnddavidson. assassination attempts Charlie Kirk assassination Jimmy Kimmel

" ... The 2020 Census overcounted the population of several Democrat-leaning states and undercounted the population of several Republican-leaning states. While the agency admitted this was an error, plaintiffs in the case of University of South Florida College Republicans et al. v. Lutnick allege that its method of sampling led to the inaccuracies in the Census—and, ultimately, to the wrong apportionment of seats in Congress. ..." Read more here: https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/01/census-battle-could-change-political-power-in-congress/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-james-comey-indicted-again-report&_bhlid=d2f4035f3e5216c9c440d2d50c9bd8dfc5fef242

NC Family Policy Council 4/22/2026 Latest Abortion Numbers: What the Changing Landscape Means for North Carolina April 22, 2026 By Adamo Manfra For nearly fifty years, Roe v. Wade stood as a decisive barrier to meaningful pro-life protections across the country. That changed in 2022, when Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization returned the question of abortion policy “to the people and their elected representatives.”   In the years since, the legal and practical landscape of abortion in the United States has shifted dramatically. States have moved in very different directions, creating a patchwork of laws that reflect deep moral and political divides. But as new data shows, while the landscape is changing, the continued pervasiveness of abortion remains tragic and deeply sobering.   A Changing Map, Not Yet a Declining Number A recent report from the Guttmacher Institute estimates that the total number of clinician-provided abortions in the United States remained essentially unchanged between 2024 and 2025. After a 6% rise from 2023 to 2024 (1,059,610 to 1,123,600), there was a less than 1% rise in 2025 to 1,125,930. Nonetheless, this was the highest number of abortions nationwide since 2009. And, sadly, given that the data excludes “abortions that are not provided by US clinicians (including those provided through community health networks, international clinics, websites or other means),” if anything, “these findings represent an underestimate of the total number of abortions nationally.” In other words, the end of Roe has not yet translated into a sustained national decline in abortion. Instead, it has reshaped where and how abortions occur.   A Varied Legal Landscape Since Dobbs, states have been able to adopt their own abortion laws. As a result, different states have adopted substantially different policies limiting or allowing abortion, reflecting stark political contrasts on the pro-life issue. We now have a wide range of state policies: Twelve states now have laws that provide full 9-month protections Four states have heartbeat protections North Carolina and Nebraska have set limits at twelve weeks At the same time: Nine states and Washington, D.C., have no gestational limits Fifteen states allow abortion until fetal viability Five additional states permit abortion at 20 weeks or later This patchwork has created a new reality: access to abortion increasingly depends not just on whether it is legal, but where a person is willing—and able—to go. That reality is especially evident in North Carolina.   North Carolina: A Regional Destination With the passage of SB 20—Care for Women, Children, and Families Act in 2023, our state took an important step by limiting most abortions after twelve weeks. At the same time, however, this policy has made North Carolina one of the least restrictive states in the Southeast, with only Virginia being less restrictive. The result is clear in the data: North Carolina, like the United States more broadly, saw minimal change in abortion numbers after passage. Worse yet, because North Carolina’s laws are less restrictive than many of our neighboring states, we have become a regional destination for abortion. North Carolina is the second highest in the nation—behind only Illinois—in the number of abortions provided to patients traveling from out of state. Women are coming here from across the region, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. In fact, more than one-third of all abortions performed in North Carolina in recent years have been for out-of-state patients. And while Illinois has seen a decline in such travel, North Carolina has experienced an increase of more than ten percent between 2023 and 2025.   Put simply, policies matter—and ours are shaping not just what happens within our borders, but across the Southeast.   The Deeper Shift: Telehealth and Chemical Abortions At the same time, another transformation is underway—one that is less visible, but just as significant. Nationally, interstate travel for abortion has begun to decline. But this is not primarily because fewer abortions are taking place. Instead, it reflects a growing reliance on chemical abortions, increasingly obtained through telehealth and online distribution.   By 2023, more than 60 percent of clinician-provided abortions were chemical. Telemedicine-only clinics accounted for roughly 10 percent. And according to data from #WeCount, telehealth abortions have surged from under 4 percent in April 2022 to more than 28 percent by June 2025. North Carolina has not been immune to this trend, with telehealth abortions exceeding 17 percent by mid-2025.   Just as concerning is the growing availability of abortion pills through online vendors that operate with little to no meaningful oversight. This shift makes enforcement more difficult, weakens existing safeguards, and raises serious concerns about both legality and safety.   A Policy Response: Addressing the New Reality Recognizing these challenges, state lawmakers have introduced HB 553—Ensuring Patient Safety with Mail Order Meds.This legislation seeks to address the rise of mail-order abortion drugs by extending North Carolina law to out-of-state providers and holding individuals and organizations accountable even when operating beyond state lines. It also would establish criminal penalties for violations and help ensure that abortion-inducing drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could not be distributed.   Importantly, the bill would automatically align with federal safety determinations. If the FDA were to revoke or restrict approval of drugs like mifepristone based on their ongoing safety review, the distribution of those drugs in North Carolina would no longer be permitted. This stands in sharp contrast to efforts in some states to shield access to these drugs regardless of federal guidance.   Beyond legal questions, the rise of chemical abortion raises serious concerns about women’s health. Research from the Ethics and Public Policy Center highlights safety concerns associated with mifepristone: approximately one in seven women experience a serious adverse event or require additional medical intervention within 45 days of taking mifepristone.   This highlights a critical point: as abortion increasingly moves outside traditional clinical settings, the risks may become harder to track, regulate, and address.   Moving Forward: The Role of North Carolina The latest data tells a complex story. Abortion in America has certainly not disappeared. Unfortunately, it may still be on the rise. While legislation has made abortion more geographically concentrated in some places, it has also become more decentralized through telehealth and mail-order access. Still, there is evidence that policy decisions matter.   North Carolina’s experience shows that even incremental changes—like those enacted through SB 20—can shape regional patterns and influence real outcomes. That should both encourage and challenge us: Encourage us, because progress is possible; Challenge us, because progress requires action, persistence, and perseverance.   If we hope to build on that foundation—to enact policies that protect both women and preborn children in an increasingly complex landscape—it will require informed, engaged citizens who are willing to speak clearly and compassionately on behalf of life.   The landscape is changing. The question now is whether we will continue to shape it. NC Family remains committed to advancing policies that protect life, and we are grateful for all of you who join us in advocating for the fundamental right to life.

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/NC-Senate-District-46-Newsletter.html?soid=1130799882206&aid=6CoaKqwLyzQ The following is from an April 17th, 2026 newsletter from Sen Warren Daniel. Appreciate the update. Now Senator Daniel needs to get H958 moving, out of committee and passed. It is NC SAVE America Act! H958 Election Law Changes Action Alert: https://www.nceit.org/post/h958-election-law-changes-sponsors-cosponsors-house-rep-lookup ) ELECTION INTEGRITY UPDATE On April 16, the State Board of Elections announced that it will soon check the citizenship of all registered voters in North Carolina against federal databases to identify and remove any non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls. The board approved new rules at its meeting today for a process that must be followed before a voter is removed. Voters’ names, dates of birth, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers will be run through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, which will provide information on any possible noncitizens. The State Board recently entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for this purpose. ( https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/state-board-to-check-voter-rolls-to-identify-remove-non-u-s-citizens ) In March, the federal courts upheld the NC Voter ID law. This was a seven-year court battle over a provision that put into action a constitutional amendment that was approved by over 60% of the voters in North Carolina. (   https://www.carolinajournal.com/federal-judge-upholds-nc-voter-id-law-two-years-after-trial/ ) Also in March, a federal judge agreed that NC could safeguard same-day registration ballots with the new voter verification provisions of SB747. Senator Warren T. Daniel | NC Senate | 919-715-7823 | warren.daniel@ncleg.gov STAY CONNECTED Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email

PRESS RELEASE Thursday, April 16, 2026 [2] ncsbe.comms@ncsbe.gov Jason Tyson, (984) 289-9542 State Board to Check Voter Rolls to Identify, Remove Non-U.S. Citizens Decision follows vote by Board at its meeting Thursday Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections will soon check the citizenship of all registered voters in North Carolina against federal databases to identify and remove any non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls. The board approved new rules at its meeting today for a process that must be followed before a voter is removed. Voters’ names, dates of birth, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers will be run through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, which will provide information on any possible noncitizens. The State Board recently entered into a [3]Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for this purpose. “This is another way that we will continue to improve the accuracy of our voter rolls and make sure only eligible voters can cast ballots in this state,” said Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “As noncitizens are removed from the voter list, necessary precautions will be taken to ensure that no eligible voters are affected.” When any voters are identified by SAVE as potential noncitizens, elections officials will take several steps designed to ensure that only non-U.S. citizens are removed from the voter rolls. These include: * Working with SAVE to confirm that no other records available to SAVE show the registrant is a U.S. citizen. * Checking the voter’s registration records and other state records and databases to determine whether that voter has ever provided proof of U.S. citizenship to a government official. * If no records available to the State Board show the voter has provided proof of U.S. citizenship, the voter will be notified and given the opportunity to correct or update their citizenship information before they can be removed from the voter rolls. The State Board administrative rules adopted today establish procedures to guide county boards of elections in carrying out this process. The [4]proposed rules require that the voter receive notice and an opportunity to be heard, including the opportunity to obtain and provide documentation of their citizenship, before being removed. The rules approved by the State Board on Thursday, now go to the Rules Review Commission for review and final approval before they become effective. Why is this effort important? Under [5]Article VI, Section 1 of the North Carolina Constitution, only U.S. citizens may vote in N.C. elections. Registering and voting as a non-U.S. citizen are state and federal felony offenses. Ballots cast by ineligible voters cancel out ballots cast by eligible voters. It is the mission of the State Board of Elections to ensure that the votes of every eligible voter count, and that means not counting ballots cast by ineligible persons. North Carolina often has close contests, where outcomes can be decided by very few votes. Also, it is possible that noncitizens are on the voter rolls without their knowledge or that they have been misled to believe that registering and voting by noncitizens is lawful. This list maintenance program will also give election officials and the public important data on noncitizen registering and voting, which can inform future policy decisions and public discussion of the issue. Election officials do not have evidence to suggest noncitizen registering and voting is a widespread problem. However, there are documented cases of noncitizens making their way onto the voter rolls, often by mistake. An [6]audit conducted by the State Board after the 2016 general election showed 41 ineligible noncitizens with legal status (green card, etc.) voted in that election, in which nearly 4.8 million voters cast ballots. According to that audit report, interviews and evidence showed that some noncitizens were misinformed about the law by individuals conducting voter registration drives or, in at least one documented case, by a local precinct official. One registrant in her 70s had lived in the United States for more than 50 years and believed that she was a citizen because she had been married to a U.S. citizen. Additionally, a Canadian citizen recently [7]pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of making false claims certifying that he was a U.S. citizen on North Carolina voter registration applications in 2022 and 2024 in order to vote in elections. More information For more information, see “Q&A: Use of the Federal SAVE Database for Verification of U.S. Citizenship for Voters” at [8]Maintaining Accurate Voter Rolls, a new webpage with information about voter list maintenance efforts in North Carolina. ### [9]Facebook [10]Twitter [11]LinkedIn References 1. https://www.ncsbe.gov/ 2. mailto: ncsbe.comms@ncsbe.gov 3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Legal/North Carolina BOE SAVE MOA, March 2026.pdf 4. https://dl.ncsbe.gov/?prefix=State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2026-04-16/Rules - List Maintenance/ 5. https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/Constitution/Article6 6. https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/election-security/audits/2016-11-08-election-audit-report.pdf 7. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/alien-guilty-using-false-claim-citizenship-illegally-vote 8. https://www.ncsbe.gov/about-elections/maintaining-accurate-voter-rolls 9. https://www.facebook.com/NCSBE 10. https://www.twitter.com/NCSBE 11. https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-carolina-state-board-of-elections/ Unsubscribe: https://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.php?r=29257369&l=623&s=H20B&m=259156&c=1863564&vh=007d4345513b98c1fb6073722341ee543c2b5012 This message was sent to lrevelle@reagan.com from ncsbe.comms@ncsbe.gov NC State Board of Elections North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE)

https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/5aPru29jQ?languageTag=en&cid=1f917c2c-23d2-4c6f-b970-14ec517c8a48 Tea Time Thursday, April 16th at Noon at Bay Breeze Restaurant. Special Guests & Speakers & an Action Alert   We will be honoring those who tirelessly gave their time and effort to volunteer at the primary. Our deepest gratitude!   Items to celebrate our 250th Anniversary will also be available along with the last tickets for the Ruger 380 Security Raffle. Please see our Store https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/store    Speakers Attorney David Evans t o present information on the ills of medical marijuana. (There are lobbies in NC pushing drugs and casinos. We need to be able to recognize them and make sure our representatives don't embrace any of it!) Gary Parris :   Candidate for Buncombe County Sheriff. (Gary won his primary. We now have to support him through the general election in November against a radical Leftist incumbent sheriff.)   https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/03/parris-wins-2026-republican-primary-for-buncombe-county-sheriff/88947175007/   Action Alerts:    SAVE America Act: 4 States Already Enacted SAVE Act Look-Alikes While John Thune Does Failure Theater 19 Congressional Republicans’ Attempt to Coddle Immigrants Way Worse Than You Can Imagine NC Election Law H958 is NC Save America Act  See the talking points in this link: https://www.nceit.org/post/h958-election-law-changes-sponsors-cosponsors-house-rep-lookup ATP and  NCEIT  strive to pass these statutes state by state starting with NC!   For more information, see https://www.electionintegritynetwork.org/ein-comment-card

https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/14/a-supreme-court-that-doesnt-stop-birthplace-citizenship-isnt-originalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-supreme-court-that-doesnt-stop-birthplace-citizenship-isnt-originalist&utm_term=2026-04-14

Presidential Executive Order, March 31, 2026: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/

Other states are set to vote on amendment language clarifying that ‘only’ U.S. citizens can vote in elections. While the SAVE America Act continues to languish in the Senate under the supervision of Republican Leader John Thune, leaders and voters in several states have taken it upon themselves to secure their own elections from noncitizen voting. The overwhelmingly popular SAVE America Act would amend U.S. election law to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and voter ID when casting a ballot in federal elections. Federal lawmakers in the GOP-led Senate have yet to advance the common-sense legislation or commit to a “talking filibuster” that would allow it to pass with a simple majority. Meanwhile, within recent weeks, several states enacted their own citizenship verification election laws. Others are set to vote on amendment language clarifying that “only” U.S. citizens can vote in elections. Already Law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s own version of the SAVE Act into law last week. The law, which requires citizenship verification against REAL ID data when registering to vote, will go into effect in January of next year . According to DeSantis’ office, the law also allows applicants to present proof confirming their eligibility, “establishes a clear process to identify and remove potentially ineligible noncitizens from voter rolls,” includes “explicit notice that submitting false voter registration information is a felony,” and mandates voting take place on paper ballots.The state has adopted a number of election reforms since 2020, including stronger vote-by-mail safeguards, more secure ballot drop boxes, and stricter enforcement of election law, as DeSantis’ office noted. Mississippi Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves also signed election integrity legislation into law last week. Named the Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, the law requires registration officials to check certain applicants’ information against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to determine if they are citizens. This verification is required for registration applicants who are flagged as potential noncitizens or who do not provide their driver’s license number when registering to vote. As in Florida, if an applicant is determined to be a potential noncitizen, he will be given a chance to present documentation that proves citizenship. The law also requires the registrar to annually report to the secretary of state “[t]he number of registrants flagged by a SAVE system check” and the number taken off the rolls “following confirmation.” This law will take effect in July , ahead of the 2026 midterms. South Dakota Ironically, Thune’s own state has moved faster than he has when it comes to ensuring only Americans vote in American elections. Gov. Larry Rhoden signed South Dakota’s SB 175 into law last month. According to SDPB Radio, the legislation “requires anyone registering to vote for the first time in the state to provide proof of citizenship,” like a driver’s license issued after July 1, 2025 (the state recently enacted a law mandating that citizenship status be denoted on driver’s licenses), or a copy of a birth certificate. “In South Dakota, we do things right, especially when running our state elections,” Rhoden said in a statement. “This bill ensures only citizens vote in state elections, keeping our elections safe and secure.” This law went into effect immediately . Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed Utah’s HB 209 into law late last month , and it is set to take effect on May 6 — more than a month before the state’s primary election. The law requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote in state elections. If an applicant registers to vote using a “federal voter registration form” and does not provide documentary proof of citizenship as laid out in the law, that voter can only vote in federal races. The law also dictates that “a review of voter registration records be conducted by July 1 this year,” as Time summarized it. Voters who are already registered but “whose citizenship cannot be verified in that review will be notified by election officials and have to provide proof of citizenship to stay on the rolls.” On the Ballot In addition to the four states that have already enacted SAVE Act look-alikes, a number of others are set to vote on amendment language that seeks to protect American elections from noncitizen voters. Alaska voters will vote this November on the Alaska Citizenship Voting Requirement Initiative , which would change the language in state law to mandate that “only” U.S. citizens vote in elections. The law currently reads : “A person may vote at any election who is a citizen of the United States.” If the ballot initiative passes, state law would be amended to say: “Only a person who is a citizen of the United States … may vote at any election.” Voters in West Virginia , Kansas , and Arkansas will decide on similar initiatives this November as well, although these proposals would specifically amend the state constitutions. Although not yet officially on the ballot, signatures for two citizenship verification constitutional amendment proposals in California and Michigan have been submitted. The Michigan amendment would require citizenship verification for voters and the removal of noncitizens from the rolls, among other things. In California, the proposed amendment would mandate voter ID. It would also require election officials to verify citizenship and ensure “that only eligible individuals are registered to vote and receive ballots,” as The Federalist has previously reported . Maisey Jefferson is a staff editor at The Federalist. She graduated from Gordon College in the greater Boston area with a degree in English and Professional Writing. You can follow her on X at @jeffermaisey . https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/09/these-4-states-already-enacted-save-act-look-alikes-while-john-thune-does-failure-theater/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-4-states-already-enacted-save-act-look-alikes-while-john-thune-does-failure-theater&utm_term=2026-04-09

We must not allow the so called "Dignity Act" sponsored by FL Republican Rep Maria Salazar and 19 other Republicans to become law - it would grant amnesty to over 10 M illegal aliens.  Following are the other establishment RINOs pushing this bad bill including two other FL Republican Reps Diez-Balart and Dunn.   Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]* Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]* Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]* Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]* Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]* Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]* Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]* Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]* Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]* Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]* Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Royal A. Brown III, MS, MBA President, Winter Haven 912 LTC-(USA-Ret)   MAGA/America First  “Silent consent to evil” is when Christians don’t vote.  Dr. William Federer https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/09/republicans-maria-salazar-veronica-escobar-dignity-act-mass-deportations-amnesty-bill-trump-voters/ . @DailyCaller : "Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy told the Daily Caller that the bill 'rewards illegal immigration.' 'The so-called Dignity Act isn’t about dignity—it’s about eroding accountability,' he said. 'It rewards illegal immigration with sweeping amnesty for millions ... Voters delivered a clear mandate on immigration when they elected President Donald Trump and gave Republicans control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2024. Exit polls and post-election analyses showed working-class Americans, Hispanic voters , and longtime Republicans prioritized border security, mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and policies that put American citizens first. Yet less than a year into the new Congress, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including nearly 20 Republicans, introduced H.R. 4393, the DIGNIDAD ( Dignity ) Act. Republican supporters , like sponsor Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar and co-sponsor Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar, tout it as a “practical” fix that strengthens the border while offering limited legal status to long-term illegal immigrants. However, lurking by their flowery praise lies a direct assault on the 2024 election results that rewards illegal immigrants for breaking immigration laws, forces taxpayers to fund open borders, and handcuffs the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies. Mass Amnesty Through The Dignity Program And Dreamer Provisions Despite Salazar’s promise that the bill isn’t a mass amnesty program, it seems that’s exactly what the Dignity Act intends to give illegal immigrants, through the Dignity Program. ( Sign up for Mary Rooke’s weekly newsletter here! ) The Dignity Program offers renewable legal status to millions of illegal immigrants without a direct path to citizenship. Illegal immigrants present in the U.S. on or before Dec. 31, 2020, and who are in “good standing,” can apply for Dignity Status, which protects them from deportation, gives them the legal right to work, and allows them to leave and reenter the U.S legally. Not just that, but it offers Dreamer -style protections, which provide conditional permanent residency leading to green cards and eventual citizenship for those brought as minors. It even has a carve-out for criminal illegal immigrants for certain prior offenses to broaden eligibility into the program. The Dignity Program normalizes millions of immigration violations and incentivizes future crossings. Even without citizenship, permanent legal work status is, in practice, amnesty. Dignity Program Waivers For Drug Cartel Associates While gang participation is a disqualification for the Dignity Program, the bill grants the secretary of Homeland Security discretionary waivers for certain misdemeanors. These crimes include theft, fraud, assault (in some cases), domestic violence, certain sex offenses, or crimes with intent to harm or deceive. Additionally, these waivers include many drug-related crimes like possession, distribution, and trafficking. Waivers could even extend to more serious drug violations under the discretionary authority. This creates an obvious loophole that could allow lower-level cartel operatives to qualify for the Dignity program through waivers. FICA Tax Exemption For Dignity Program Participants Not only does the Dignity Act reward illegal immigrants with the right to stay and work in the U.S., but while on the program, they are not required to pay taxes. The Dignity Program grants seven years of deferred action and work authorization to millions of illegal immigrants. While participants must pay $7,000 in restitution over time, obtain health coverage, work or attend school, and check in biannually, these illegal immigrants are exempt from Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) payroll taxes, which include Social Security and Medicare. Instead, they pay a special 1 percent tax on earnings. This is effectively a direct subsidy for cheap labor. American workers and legal immigrants pay full FICA to fund entitlement programs. Exempting Dignity participants makes them cheaper to hire, undercutting wages and job opportunities for citizens. Republicans are essentially selling out the working class who put them in power to institutionalize unfair advantages for illegals. Taxpayer-Funded Humanitarian Campuses Offering Comprehensive Services To Illegal Immigrants Title V of the bill mandates the creation of at least three “Humanitarian Campuses” along the southern border. These large federal facilities would house migrants who present themselves for asylum processing. Instead of immediate removal or detention, individuals receive a 72-hour rest period followed by medical assessments, mental health services from licensed professionals, social worker case management, child advocates, and on-site legal counsel. The bill claims zero net cost to taxpayers because funding flows from the Dignity Program’s $7,000 fees and the 1 percent payroll tax. Initial construction of the facilities, staffing with a mandatory minimum of 300 new asylum officers, and other operational costs, however, rely on federal infrastructure that has already been appropriated for border security. This transforms border enforcement into a taxpayer-supported welcome center. These facilities are the opposite of what voters wanted because it actively expands the government bureaucracy instead of streamlining the removal of illegal immigrants. There needs to be a serious discussion about support for Republicans who are endorsing what amounts to a resort-like processing model while American communities still deal with strains of the Biden administration’s open border policies. In other words, ‘ What do we want? Mass deportations. What do we get? Taxpayer-funded open borders.’ Student Loan Forgiveness For Lawyers Representing Migrants This is exactly what it sounds like. Section 1516 of the Dignity Act creates a targeted student loan forgiveness program for attorneys. Lawyers who hold a Juris Doctor degree and commit to four years of full-time legal service at the bill’s proposed Humanitarian Campuses receive forgiveness of 75 percent of their federal student loans. The campuses are federal processing centers for asylum seekers and border crossers. On its face, this is an egregious misuse of taxpayer money as student loan forgiveness remains a flashpoint issue for millions of American students. However, even worse, the provision effectively subsidizes advocacy on behalf of illegal immigrants by directing financial relief specifically to lawyers whose work often involves challenging deportation orders or advancing asylum claims. It’s a roundabout way of forcing taxpayers to fund illegal immigrants to fight U.S. immigration laws. Mandatory Free Access For Pro-Immigrant NGOs At Federal Humanitarian Campuses The bill doesn’t stop at giving them free housing, healthcare, and lawyers. The Dignity Act mandates that the Humanitarian Campuses must grant private organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) unrestricted access to provide humanitarian aid and legal counsel to illegal immigrants. (RELATED: Trump Finds A Way To Deliver On His Most Important Promise Despite Left-Wing Anarchy) These are the same advocacy groups that previously facilitated mass illegal immigration flows and encouraged expansive asylum claims. The bill embeds open-borders activists directly into taxpayer-built federal facilities. It invites the very organizations blamed for the crisis to operate inside government processing centers. Handcuffs The Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Efforts Section 1122, titled “Protecting Sensitive Locations,” prohibits most immigration enforcement at so-called sensitive locations. Immigration officers are restricted from making arrests, serving notices, or conducting removals in a broad list of public places: Inside or near schools, Hospitals, Clinics, Churches, Public assistance offices, like social services, Courthouses, Playgrounds, Daycares, Disaster relief sites, And public events such as parades, protests, weddings, and funerals. Officers need prior high-level approval from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leadership or must demonstrate exigent circumstances, such as an imminent public safety threat. The bill’s language codifies safe zones, significantly restricting Trump’s mass deportation efforts by creating de facto sanctuaries in every U.S. city. Law enforcement cannot act swiftly in everyday locations where illegal immigrants may seek shelter or services, which prioritizes illegal immigrants over the safety and sovereignty of U.S. citizens. The Dignity Act represents a classic Washington, D.C., compromise that directly conflicts with voters’ demands. While the bill is bipartisan, Americans are used to Democrats pushing for amnesty and leniency for illegal immigrants. However, Republican co-sponsors are effectively spitting in the face of the same voters who provided them the majority in 2024. 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