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Feb 17, 2026 They unpack the SAVE Act and how stricter ID rules could create chaotic rollout problems and voter barriers. The conversation highlights who would be hit hardest by new proof-of-citizenship demands. A Wall Street Journal exposé inspires a sharp recounting of luxury travel, badge-seeking antics, and image-obsessed behavior inside a major government office.
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Immediate ID Rules Could Suppress Millions
- The Save America Act would force in-person proof of citizenship and a national photo ID to vote, immediately impacting millions before November.
- Cody Johnston warns this rapid rollout would create chaos and suppress voters who lack IDs or time to navigate bureaucracy.
Barriers Without Support Amount To Disenfranchisement
- Implementing ID barriers without funding to provide IDs will disproportionately hurt working people, parents, young voters, trans people, and married women who've changed names.
- Jonathan Harris and Cody Johnston emphasize the lack of state support means these rules functionally disenfranchise many citizens.
Voter ID Is Risky Politically For GOP
- The hosts doubt strict ID rules are a guaranteed GOP win because voting coalitions have shifted and the GOP base has become poorer and less educated.
- Katy Stoll argues the bill may be a Hail Mary that could backfire politically.