Although voter ID laws are widely popular among Americans, even across party lines, the GOP-led Congress has been doing everything but implementing a successful plan for passing the landmark SAVE America Act.
Most recently Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said the measure was “dead” due to procedural rules
explained in this report from AOL:
“Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater,” Tillis told The News & Observer, repeating arguments he has made in Washington calling on GOP colleagues to move on to other priorities.
ADVERTISEMENTThe North Carolina Republican continued, saying even if the election reform bill passes, there is no chance it is implemented before the Nov. 3 general election. The legislation — titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — would require proof of citizenship for people registering to vote and for voters to show photo IDs to cast ballots.
The senator, who is not running for reelection, noted that it took his state a full year to implement voter ID requirements.
“Honestly, here in North Carolina, or in virtually any state, the ability, if we go back to when we implemented voter ID in North Carolina, it took a year to get everything in place with adequate funding,” he said.
His remarks didn’t go over well among supporters of President Donald Trump’s longstanding push for comprehensive voter ID laws.
@SenThomTillis screwed over America & her voters by making a deal with the @SenateDems to kill the save act. Him & & fellow @SenateGOP #RINOS hate America & her citizens by allowing the @DNC illegal to continue to vote in our elections @SenMcConnell @murkowski
— Jerry (@Jerry65846643) July 2, 2026
Attach SAVE America Act to FISA!
Attach SAVE America Act to NDAA!
Attach SAVE America Act to budget reconciliation 3.0!
Do whatever it takes to get the SAVE America Act passed. pic.twitter.com/KVO9RsB2W1
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) July 2, 2026
Pretty sure he has given up before he started.
— Lance Wilkins 🇺🇸 (@Lance_A_Wilkins) July 2, 2026
Meanwhile, in the other chamber of Congress, an outspoken proponent of the SAVE America Act vowed to continue fighting for its passage.
As The Hill reported:
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-La.) is digging in on her promise to rebel against Republican leaders over a bill to boost voter ID requirements, vowing to keep up her blockade that helped grind the House to a halt unless the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act is attached to major must-pass legislation.
“So yes, 1,000%, the rule will go down until you attach the SAVE America Act. I don’t care who in this chamber hates me for it,” Luna said Thursday on the social platform X.
She fumed at fellow Republican lawmakers who have panned her strategy.
“Don’t worry. Even though some of you are making comments about me in the press, I won’t respond back with your incredibly brilliant stock trades that smell like insider trading, especially given your committees of jurisdiction. It’s okay, the American people will do that for me,” she said.
Here’s a clip from Luna’s recent press conference:
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