Jim Crow is back, you guys!
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer invoked Jim Crow regarding the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote.
I have said it before and I’ll say it again, the SAVE Act would impose Jim Crow-type laws to the entire country and is dead on arrival in the Senate,” Schumer said in a statement on Monday. “It is a poison pill that will kill any legislation that it is attached to. If House Republicans add the SAVE Act to the bipartisan appropriations package it will lead to another prolonged Trump government shutdown.Let’s be clear, the SAVE Act is not about securing our elections. It is about suppressing voters. The SAVE Act seeks to disenfranchise millions of American citizens, seize control of our elections, and fan the flames of election skepticism and denialism.The SAVE Act is reminiscent of Jim Crow era laws and would expand them to the whole of America. Republicans want to restore Jim Crow and apply it from one end of this country to the other. It will not happen. Democrats will go all out to defeat the SAVE Act and defend free and fair elections.
The only people oppressed by the SAVE Act would be illegal aliens and others who are not allowed to vote.
The House passed Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX) SAVE Act in April 2025.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced an updated version at the end of January, which includes photo ID:
“The SAVE America Act makes our original SAVE Act better. President Trump rightly believes we should include Voter ID in this bill as we make a renewed push to secure our elections and protect the rights of American voters,” said Lee and Roy. “By requiring Voter ID and proof-of-citizenship, the SAVE America Act will ensure that our federal elections are decided by U.S. citizens—and U.S. citizens alone.”
The Democrats got their panties in a wad in 2021 over Georgia’s supposedly Jim Crow laws, calling them Jim Crow 2.0, pressuring MLB to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.
President Joe Biden slightly softened his view when he said, “It’s up to the Masters” to move the prestigious golf tournament from Georgia.
The Masters had a spine, unlike MLB, and didn’t move.
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