{"id":2579399,"date":"2026-03-13T08:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:39:28","slug":"passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing SAVE Act Would Signal Congress Answers To Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fpassing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it%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=2579399&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>An opinion piece from The Federalist argues that the Senate Republicans are obstructing the SAVE America Act not because of procedural issues or a lack of votes, but to protect the political establishment from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-conservative-tech-groups-slam-ex-intelligence-officials-for-defending-monopolies-urge-passage-of-antitrust-bills\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Tech Groups Slam Ex-Intelligence Officials For Defending Monopolies, Urge Passage Of Antitrust ...s\">popular reforms<\/a> such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. The author, Shawn Fleetwood, cites examples like Majority Leader John Thune\u2019s \u201cfailure theater,\u201d Senator John Cornyn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >filibuster flip-flop<\/a>, and senator Lisa Murkowski\u2019s opposition as evidence of establishment resistance to the bill.The piece contends that passage of the act would empower conservatives to hold their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-democrats-election-heist-too-big-to-fail\/\" title=\"Is the Democrats\u2019 Election Heist \u2018Too Big to Fail\u2019?\">elected officials<\/a> accountable<\/a> and spur further pressure on lawmakers to adopt prioritized reforms. It claims a long-running complacency among GOP voters has allowed establishment figures to dodge accountability,and argues the SAVE america Act could shift that dynamic by showing voters that they have real influence over governance.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f9iAL8LnAxA\">JohnThune\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/13\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Passing%20SAVE%20Act%20Would%20Signal%20Congress%20Actually%20Answers%20To%20Voters,%20Which%20Is%20Why%20Congress%20Hates%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/13\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Passing%20SAVE%20Act%20Would%20Signal%20Congress%20Actually%20Answers%20To%20Voters,%20Which%20Is%20Why%20Congress%20Hates%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/13\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/13\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Passing%20SAVE%20Act%20Would%20Signal%20Congress%20Actually%20Answers%20To%20Voters,%20Which%20Is%20Why%20Congress%20Hates%20It&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/13\/passing-save-act-would-signal-congress-actually-answers-to-voters-which-is-why-congress-hates-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Senate GOP&rsquo;s refusal to do what&rsquo;s necessary to pass the SAVE America Act has been a sight to behold. <\/p>\n<p>From Majority Leader John Thune&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Heritage_Action\/status\/2031816699385720899?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">failure theater<\/a> to Texas Sen. John Cornyn&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/03\/11\/filibuster-bluster-john-cornyn-flip-flops-again-on-filibuster-hours-after-promising-whatever-it-takes-to-pass-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filibuster flip-flop<\/a> to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2026\/03\/11\/sen_murkowski_i_do_not_support_save_act_as_drafted_is_going_to_disenfranchise_an_extraditionary_majority.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outright opposition<\/a> to the bill, the GOP establishment is pulling out all the stops to avoid having to do actual work to approve widely supported voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2059521183\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-dont-buy-democrats-lies-about-medicaid-cuts\/\" title=\"Republicans, Don&#039;t Buy Democrats&#039; Lies About Medicaid &#039;Cuts&#039;\">conservatives shouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be surprised by this behavior, and here&rsquo;s why.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s say Senate Republicans abide by the wishes of their voters and force Democrats into a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/17\/what-the-wall-street-journal-gets-wrong-about-the-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking filibuster<\/a>. And let&rsquo;s say that this strategy pays off and the SAVE America Act gets passed. <\/p>\n<p>If all that were to happen, it would prompt the GOP base to begin asking some pretty pertinent questions about the entire kerfuffle. Questions like, &ldquo;Why did we have to fight tooth and nail against<em> our own party<\/em> to get this popular bill passed?&rdquo; and &ldquo;What other legislative priorities can we pressure Republicans into passing using this process?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re the kinds of questions that get conservatives to start seeing themselves as self-governing citizens who possess the power to influence their elected officials &mdash; which is exactly why the Senate GOP is doing everything it can to stonewall the SAVE America Act. <\/p>\n<p>For years, the Republican base has suffered a major crisis of complacency. Rather than engage in primaries and hold their elected officials accountable, too many GOP voters have opted to surrender their duty to self-governance to fake Republicans who despise them and their values. <\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s why senators like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/analysis\/senator-john-thune-reducing-save-america-act-paid-influencer-ecosystem-disgrace-tomi-lahren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thune<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanmdav\/status\/2032154902273630333?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cornyn<\/a> dismiss their voters as mere &ldquo;paid influencers.&rdquo; They do it because they believe the Republicans in their home states will let them get away with it &mdash; and by and large, they have. <\/p>\n<p>The SAVE America Act threatens that dynamic because its passage would finally get conservatives to realize that it is <em>they<\/em> who wield the power to enact real change in their government. That with effective grassroots activism and persistent dedication, they can pressure their elected officials into fulfilling the promises they made on the campaign trail. <\/p>\n<p>In one fell swoop, it would cripple the status quo Thune and Co. have fought so hard to achieve. <\/p>\n<p>So, next time you see a weak-kneed GOP senator waltz to the nearest TV camera to explain why he or she can&rsquo;t get the SAVE America Act across the finish line, know that it&rsquo;s not really about &ldquo;process,&rdquo; &ldquo;not having the votes,&rdquo; or any other excuse they cough up. It&rsquo;s about protecting the system they&rsquo;ve used to screw over the people who gave them power in the first place.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/congress\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gop-establishment\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">GOP establishment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">John Thune<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/proof-of-citizenship\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">proof of citizenship<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/rinos\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">RINOs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">SAVE America Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/self-governance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">self-governance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Senate Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter ID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP blocks SAVE Act; voters must push back<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2579400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/John-Thune.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,34333,4223],"class_list":["post-2579399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-save-act","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/John-Thune.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579403,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579399\/revisions\/2579403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}