{"id":2290477,"date":"2024-07-08T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-branded-as-traitors-over-effort-to-block-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-voters\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:12:03","slug":"house-democrats-branded-as-traitors-over-effort-to-block-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-branded-as-traitors-over-effort-to-block-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats Branded as &#8216;Traitors&#8217; Over Effort to Block Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-branded-as-traitors-over-effort-to-block-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-voters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding the Safeguard American \u2062Voter Eligibility Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in a federal\u2063 election. House Democrats are urging members to vote against\u200c the bill, claiming it\u2062 would burden Americans\u200c and suppress the ability to vote. Billionaire Elon Musk called those opposing the bill &#8220;traitors,&#8221; sparking a debate on noncitizen voting. Republicans support the bill, arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-citizen-voted-in-nycs-elections-for-more-than-a-decade\/\" title=\"Non-Citizen Voted in NYC&#039;s Elections for More Than a Decade\">lax voter registration laws<\/a> allow noncitizens to vote and potentially influence election outcomes. The article highlights the need for secure elections and ensuring only American citizens decide\u200b election outcomes. The\u200c debate over the bill reflects broader concerns about election integrity and the \u200drole of noncitizens in the voting process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 8, 2024 at 6:02am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>House Democrats have been called \u201ctraitors\u201d as they prepare to wage war against Republicans over a bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in a federal election.<\/p>\n<p>The House Democratic leadership is urging its members to vote against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/8281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act<\/a> on the House floor, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/06\/house-democrats-oppose-gop-noncitizen-voting-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk savaged those opposing the bill in a Friday post on his X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who oppose this are traitors. All Caps: TRAITORS What is the penalty for traitors again?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Those who oppose this are traitors.<\/p>\n<p>All Caps: TRAITORS<\/p>\n<p>What is the penalty for traitors again? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lyREyskPv4\">https:\/\/t.co\/lyREyskPv4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1809374976845156801?\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-democrats-new-form-cheating-house-republicans-attempt-fight-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVE Ac<\/a>t \u2014 sponsored by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy \u2014 would require a voter to provide proof of citizenship such as a passport or birth certificate. Elections officials would be required to ask new voters about their citizenship at the time they register. Noncitizens would need to be purged from the rolls.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24793395-house-dem-whip-question-save-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> last week urging her fellow Democrats to oppose the bill, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts claimed it would create an \u201cextreme burden for countless Americans\u201d and \u201cfurther intimidate election officials and overburden states\u2019 abilities to enroll new voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The memo said Rep. Joe Morelle of New York \u2014 the top Democrat on the Administration Committee \u2014 \u201cstrongly opposes this bill as written.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just another way of stopping people from voting,\u201d Morelle said of the legislation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/21\/us\/politics\/republicans-noncitizen-voting-false-narrative.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. \u201cI mean, they just continue to suppress the ability of people to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/mikejohnson.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/save_act_white_paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22-page report<\/a> in support of the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats and members of the media will tell you that noncitizens voting is not a serious problem. They\u2019re wrong. This report debunks their claims,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrats and members of the media will tell you that noncitizens voting is not a serious problem.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n<p>This report debunks their claims.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTw7chTbQZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tTw7chTbQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1808247065769922819?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLax voter registration laws make it possible for noncitizens to register and vote in federal elections while campaign finance loopholes allow noncitizens to fund U.S. election activities \u2013 both of which can affect the outcome of our elections,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>It said there was \u201cample evidence that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 2014 study that analyzed the 2008 and 2010 elections concluded that not only had noncitizens illegally voted in U.S. elections but also that the votes of noncitizens likely determined the outcome in certain races,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wonder why they\u2019re so against it???<\/p>\n<p>American elections are for American citizens. Period.<\/p>\n<p>We NEED to pass Rep Roy\u2019s SAVE Act. (H. R. 8281) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JEztKfewmv\">https:\/\/t.co\/JEztKfewmv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1809967991079010648?\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/14\/us-news\/how-non-citizens-are-getting-voter-registration-forms-across-the-us-and-how-republicans-are-trying-to-stop-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> report on illegal immigrants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-rules-election-results-void-illegal-votes-discovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registering to vote<\/a> noted that in most states, illegal immigrants getting welfare benefits, driver\u2019s licenses and other government services receive voter registration forms automatically.<\/p>\n<p>While it is illegal for noncitizens to vote in a federal election, there is no requirement when filing a ballot application to prove that a potential voter is a citizen, the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs President Biden has welcomed millions of illegal aliens through our borders, including sophisticated criminal syndicates and foreign adversaries, it is incumbent upon Congress to implement greater enforcement measures that secure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-puts-susan-rice-in-charge-of-effort-to-expand-vote-by-mail\/\" title=\"Biden Puts Susan Rice in Charge of Effort to Expand Vote by Mail\">voter registration process<\/a> and ensure only American citizens decide the outcome of American elections,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/roy.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-roy-leads-fight-save-american-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on the introduction of the SAVE Act on May 8, Roy said, \u201cSecure elections are a key cornerstone for any representative government; without them, we won\u2019t have a country. Radical progressive Democrats know this and are using open border policies while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-democrats-new-form-of-cheating-as-house-republicans-attempt-to-fight-back\/\" title=\"Trump Accuses Democrats of New Cheating Method; House Republicans Respond\">attacking election integrity laws<\/a> to fundamentally remake America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ohio-removes-numerous-non-citizens-voter-rolls-calls-biden-administration-take-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio\u2019s voter rolls<\/a> were purged of people who are not U.S. citizens, but Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said he needs federal help to do the job thoroughly, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/2024\/2024-05-14a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from his office.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats are being criticized for opposing a bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections. Billionaire Elon Musk called those who oppose the bill &#8220;traitors&#8221; and questioned the penalty for traitors. The bill, sponsored by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and purge noncitizens from voter rolls. Democrats claim the bill would create a burden for Americans and suppress voting, while Republicans argue that noncitizens voting is a serious problem. The report issued by Republicans supports the legislation, stating that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections. The New York Post reported that illegal immigrants are automatically receiving voter registration forms in most states. House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the importance of passing the SAVE Act to ensure that only American citizens decide the outcome of American elections. Roy stated that secure elections are crucial for a representative government. Ohio recently purged its voter rolls of noncitizens, but federal help is needed to thoroughly complete the job. Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn warned that there may not be a real election in 2024, emphasizing the importance of fighting for the country. 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