Dems Insult Voters, History by Calling Voter-ID 'Jim Crow 2.0' (Connecting the Dots: Adam B. Schiff, The Blue Dog Coalition, The Economic Policy Institute, Richard Durbin, Chuck Schumer, MSNBC aka MS NOW, ABC & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Dems Insult Voters, History by Calling Voter-ID 'Jim Crow 2.0' (Connecting the Dots: Adam B. Schiff, The Blue Dog Coalition, The Economic Policy Institute, Richard Durbin, Chuck Schumer, MSNBC aka MS NOW, ABC & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Michael DorstewitzMonday, 09 February 2026 09:58 AM EST

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The SAVE Act, which the House approved with only four Democratic votes, is now stalled in the Senate, where it’s described by Democrats as "Jim Crow 2.0."

But that description insults not just today's American voters, but also the memory of post-Civil War Southern Blacks, who were denied the vote because of actual Jim Crow laws.

The SAVE Act, or Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, would apply to all federal elections and require:

·         Documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration.

·         In-person presentation of documents in most cases.

·         States to maintain voter rolls, remove those who die or move out of the district.

In addition, Republican lawmakers introduced the SAVE America Act that adds a photo ID requirement at the polls when voting in federal elections.

These are common sense proposals designed to make it easy to vote, but difficult to cheat.

A Gallup poll taken a few weeks before the 2024 presidential election revealed that 83% of U.S. adults favor laws that require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time, and 84% favor photo identification requirements at the polls when voting.

Despite the overwhelming approval, Congressional Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to block the bills, calling them "Jim Crow 2.0," a claim that even legacy media questions.

On Sunday, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., if he would support a nationwide photo ID requirement, given that a recent Pew poll found that 83% of adults — including 71% of Democrats — favor such laws.

Schiff dismissed photo ID's popular approval, and called it voter suppression — an insult to the voters who pay his salary and overwhelmingly support the proposal.

Last week Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appeared on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" to address the same issue.

"What they're trying to do here is the same thing that was done in the South for decades to prevent people of color from voting," Schumer said.

That's an insult to people of color, by implying that they might be incapable of presenting photo ID, something pretty much universally held by U.S. adults.

But the insults weren't over.

"For instance, if you're a woman who got married and changed your last name, you won't be able to show ID and you’ll be discriminated against," he claimed.

"If you can’t find a birth certificate or a proper ID, you'll be discriminated against."

So now women are incapable of presenting a marriage certificate to account for the name change?

Both instances exhibit the "soft bigotry of low expectations," an insult to their intellect.

But more than that, calling photo ID laws "Jim Crow 2.0" insults the freed slaves who were actually subjected to Jim Crow laws.

After the 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870, prohibiting federal and state governments from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, many Democratic-run Southern states passed workarounds.

Those workarounds, known as Jim Crow laws, included:

·         Poll Taxes: Where voters had to pay a fee equivalent to several days' wages for many Black workers in order to register or vote.

·         Literacy Tests: Where applicants had to read and interpret complex sections of the state constitution or other legal documents to the satisfaction of white registrars.

·         Property Ownership: Some states made property ownership a requirement to become a registered voter, which eliminated most Blacks.

·         Grandfather Clauses: If a voter couldn’t meet literacy or property requirements, they could still vote if their father or grandfather had been eligible to vote pre-15th Amendment, which exempted most white men while excluding nearly all Blacks.

·         All-White Primaries: The Democratic Party restricted primary elections to white voters only. Because the Democratic primary was effectively the decisive election in the one-party South, excluding Black voters from primaries rendered their general election votes nearly meaningless.

Comparing photo ID and proof of citizenship requirements to the Democratic Party's own Jim Crow laws is laughable, and a slap in the face to what emancipated slaves went through to exercise a fundamental right.

Moreover, many developing countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Pakistan, require photo ID to vote.

As it stands now, the SAVE Act, and its companion SAVE America Act, are dead in the Senate because they can't meet the 60-vote threshold to close debate and actually vote on the measures.

Here's an idea. Why can't Republicans call for votes on these measures every two weeks, and then publish the names of the Senate Democrats who voted no?

Democrats may get tired of being called out for rejecting proposals that have such overwhelming support — especially with midterms coming up in November.

Show America who Democrats really are, and let's finally secure our elections — just like Nigeria.

Connecting the Dots:
Adam B. Schiff is a California Senator, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and a house member for the CA congressional delegation.

Loretta Sanchez is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a house member for the CA congressional delegation and Linda T. Sanchez’s sister.

Linda T. Sanchez is Loretta Sanchez’s sister, a house member for the CA congressional delegation and was a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute. 

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Charles E. Schumer is Richard J. Durbin’s Washington Housemate, the Senate Minority leader and Josh Isay was his political consultant. 

Josh Isay was a political consultant for Charles E. Schumer and Michael R. Bloomberg. 

Michael R. Bloomberg’s political consultant was Josh Isay, is an advocate for the ONE Campaign and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations and Mark Halperin’s father.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC aka MS NOW.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC aka MS Now, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, and Morton H. Halperin’s son. 

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Morning Joe is a MSNBC aka MS NOW program.

Mika Brzezinski is a co-host for Morning Joe and Zbigniew Brzezinski’s daughter.

Zbigniew Brzezinski is Mika Brzezinski’s father, was a board member for the International Crisis Group and Madeleine K. Albright was his dissertation adviser at Columbia.

George Soros is a board member at the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator for MSNBC aka MS NOW.

Morning Joe is a MSNBC aka MS NOW program.

Richard N. Haass is a frequent guest on Morning Joe and was a senior associate for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress,

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

Morton H. Halperin is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Mark Halperin’s father, a director at the ONE Campaign, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. 

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder of Bloomberg LP and his political consultant was Josh Isay.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Mark Halperin is the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC aka MS NOW, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor and is Morton H. Halperin’s son. 

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC aka MS NOW and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Kati Marton is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee and was the Bonn bureau chief for the ABC News.

ABC News is a subsidiary of ABC Inc.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and Zbigniew Brzezinski’s dissertation adviser at Columbia. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a board member at the International Crisis Group.

Zbigniew Brzezinski was a board member for the International Crisis Group and Madeleine K. Albright was his dissertation adviser at Columbia and is Mika Brzezinski’s father. 

Mika Brzezinski is Zbigniew Brzezinski’s daughter and a co-host for Morning Joe. 

Morning Joe is a MSNBC aka MS NOW program.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC aka MS NOW and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder of Bloomberg LP and his political consultant was Josh Isay.

Josh Isay was a political consultant for Michael R. Bloomberg and Charles E. Schumer. 

Charles E. Schumer’s political consultant was Josh Isay, is the Senate Minority leader and 

Richard J. Durbin’s Washington Housemate.

Richard J. Durbin is Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate, a U.S. Senate senator and a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

Linda T. Sanchez was a director at the Economic Policy Institute, is a house member for the CA congressional delegation and Loretta Sanchez’s sister.

Loretta Sanchez is Linda T. Sanchez’s sister, a house member for the CA congressional delegation and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.

Adam B. Schiff is a house member for the CA congressional delegation, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and a California Senator.

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