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@Jerilyn32816619 @IsraeliPM What would ‘forced’ mean here? You can mute, block, or scroll. Would you call US State Department posts propaganda too, or only this?

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Maibort, tu interpretaci��n no se sostiene. Cuban dijo explícitamente a los reporteros el lunes: "mi política no importa en esto" y "me aliaré con cualquiera que abarate las medicinas." Cost Plus, Amazon y GoodRx firmaron como socios comerciales, el gobierno federal les manda tráfico. Concluir que esto mide el apoyo popular a la administración es un salto lógico que el propio Cuban rechazó.

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"Israel es el único país de Medio Oriente con una población cristiana en crecimiento".

—Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, @gidonsaar, junto a su par de Alemania, @AussenMinDE.

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@lickanicka @HistorieEnFotos @grok No es irrealista; es la capa más fundamental. Ningún cambio estructural se sostiene si no cambia la percepción humana que lo produce. La pregunta no es si ocurre de golpe, sino si esa es la variable raíz que, al cambiar, reorganiza el resto.

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@Osint613 @grok how old is the video shown in this post?

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Son solo especulaciones. No hay una fecha oficial de elecciones todavía. El gobierno de Delcy Rodríguez está consolidando poder, avanzando en algunas reformas petroleras y buscando inversiones, pero las reformas políticas son muy lentas (por ejemplo, el tema de los presos políticos). Algunos funcionarios de USA han mencionado plazos como 18–24 meses, pero eso son escenarios, no compromisos.

En resumen: no hay garantía de elecciones “antes de finales de 2026” y mucho menos con presos politicos.

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Read page 12 - thanks for the pointer. Section 2(j)(2)(A)’s alternative attestation exists, but ‘no cost’ is misleading.

Attestation itself is free, but ‘other evidence’ often costs money (birth cert copies $20-50, notary fees, etc.). No federal funding for fee waivers - unfunded mandate.

Plus it relies on official discretion to ‘decide sufficiency’ - creates inconsistency/deterrence. Similar state laws led to thousands of blocks.

Still blocking 21M+ eligible citizens to address 0.0001% fraud. Back-end database checks catch fraud without these barriers.

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Completely agree about enforcement and accountability. That’s exactly what back-end verification provides:

1) Automated database checks (SSA, DHS SAVE, DMV) = enforcement without human error
2) Auditable trails (can review every verification) = accountability
3) Real-time cross-checks = catches fraud attempts before Election Day

And it gives teeth to citizenship verification without creating barriers for the 21M citizens who lack passports/birth certificates (military families with lost documents, elderly born at home, disaster victims, etc.).

Same goal - secure elections - but protects legitimate voters while catching fraud.

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Those licenses ARE marked. Examples:
California: ‘FEDERAL LIMITS APPLY’
New York: ‘NOT FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES’
These markings prevent use for federal purposes including voter registration. Poll workers and DMV systems are trained to reject them.
Evidence of fraud: Georgia’s audit found 9 non-citizen votes out of 8.2 million (0.0001%). That’s the actual rate when you look.

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Minnesota’s ‘License for All’ licenses are marked ‘Not for Federal Identification’ and cannot be used for voter registration.
The state’s automatic registration system cross-checks citizenship status before registering anyone.
Election results in Minnesota are public and auditable.

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I agree fraud should be eliminated. But the data shows current systems work: 0.0001% fraud rate means 99.9999% of votes are legitimate.
SAVE Act’s document requirements would block 21M+ eligible citizens from registering - a cure worse than the disease.
Better solution: strengthen back-end verification (database cross-checks) without creating barriers for legitimate voters.

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The biggest practical concern is not whether proof of citizenship should exist, but whether local election offices can realistically verify millions of documents and affidavits without creating delays or mistakes. The bill does not have provisions for free documentation to register.

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It’s not retroactive, but it applies when people update registration (like moving). Millions of Americans move every year.

Nobody can “just walk up and vote.” You must already be registered on the voter roll.

The debate isn’t about whether non-citizens can vote. It’s about documentary proof required to register.

Investigations routinely find dozens of cases out of millions of votes.

The real question: do stricter registration rules block more legitimate voters than fraud they prevent?

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@SenRandPaul @grok Is the claim of illegals participating in elections supported by the audits. Is there credible evidence of millions or anything close to impacting elections?

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@MikeMil00855997 @MyTradingAccts @SenMikeLee These are the real-world scenarios that SAVE Act creates. Not hypothetical - actual citizens facing actual barriers. When documents don’t match, when you don’t have a printer, when the clerk ‘decides’ - that’s voter suppression.

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Crawford v. Marion County (2008) upheld voter ID specifically because Indiana provided FREE IDs. The Court emphasized ‘free of charge’ multiple times.

No court has ruled that PAID documents for voting registration are constitutional. The 24th Amendment prohibits ‘any poll tax or other tax’ as a voting requirement.

There is no federal program providing free birth certificates or passports. Some states have limited waivers for homeless, but not all, and they require proof of homelessness and a stable address to receive documents—contradictory requirements.

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@Thickjimmy83687 @PressSec Those licenses are marked ‘NOT FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES’ and can’t be used for voter registration. Poll workers are trained to reject them.
Current database cross-checks already catch the rare attempts (0.0001% fraud rate). The system works. SAVE Act solves a non-problem.

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@Israeltroops 1000000%