There is not much room in my life for people who do not like “the thread”. And yes, I used the present with reference to a television program which broadcast its last episode 17 years ago.
Listen to me.
This fan of “Star Wars” has made room in his life for “Star Trek” relatives. This lover of Marvel Comics went to see DC films. I am absolutely for personal growth and compromise … But if you do not believe that “The Wire” is the biggest television program in the history of television shows, we cannot break the bread. A man must have a code.
For some longtime clippers fans, this code understands never root for Lakers. There are people who have sworn a particular restaurant in their community or one of the national stores. There may be a state that we swear that we will never visit. Our code – like Omar Little, one of the characters of “The Wire”, has supervised it – is the compass that we follow in life. The laws are supposed to shape a society and the religion guides our faith; However, the way we really play in this world is defined by the code we have written for ourselves.
With regard to congress, the challenges are often much higher than in the worlds of sport and entertainment.
When the Safeguard American Voting Act Act (Save Act) was presented for the first time in the House in May 2024, it was under the pretext of ensuring that only American citizens were able to vote in our elections. The Republicans argued that because immigrants are able to obtain a driving license regardless of immigration status, these licenses could be used to vote. Keep in mind that the theory of mass electoral fraud conspiracy was demystified for the first time in 2018 by the Voting Integrity Commission created by the Trump administration.
In addition, the Save Act sponsors know that it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in this country. This policy was not born from an urgent public need. It was politics. Using the optics of the migrant crisis in the border cities of Eagle Pass and El Paso, this law provided a means of criticizing the immigration policies of the Biden administration by innuendo without proof – and also a means of suppressing the vote.
The new proposed law would oblige voters to present a passport (which documents American citizenship and identity) or an American birth certificate and a photo identifier with a name that corresponds to it (or a chain of documents documenting name changes between the birth and the current legal name of a person). The bill adopted in July 2024 Especially along the party, with five Democrats storing on the side of 216 Republicans.
Among these democrats were representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, whose official biography includes the line “As one of the eight children born to migrant agricultural workers in Laredo, Texas.” It is not supposed to be ashamed of Cuellar that underline the complexity of the question of immigration. Advertising waterfalls like The Save Act are counterproductive, and yet Cuellar's “Yay” vote is understandable. I lived in Arizona and Texas through a handful of elections, and I understand that it is difficult for Democrats to be elected in these border states without breaking with progressives in Washington on immigration.
A man must have a code.
Cuellar's votes on the safeguard act apparently reflect his.
The same can be said of the representative Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.), who in 2014 became the youngest woman ever elected to the Congress and who proudly reminds those who visit her website that she “Ariglled and adopted the law on the commemorative parts of women.” Signed in law 2019 by President TrumpThe legislation celebrated a diversified group of suffrage activists – by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton at Harriet Tubman and Ida B. Wells – who fought for equal voting rights and complete inclusion in the democratic process. The text of the law It is clear that the legislation was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. The law indicates that women's rights are linked “directly to the founding ideals of the United States”.
And yet, the name of Stefanik is also attached to the Save Act, which threatens the integrity of the 19th amendment. The legislation would deprive themselves in a disproportionate manner women of their rights, which are more likely to change their family names when they get married or divorce and have so often a photo identity document which does not correspond to their birth certificate.
Providing documents for name changes can be a challenge. Maybe you have all your important documents in order. Many people do it – until they don't do it. Think about when Hurricane HeleneOne of the most expensive and deadliest storms since Katrina hit the Atlantic coast just a few weeks before the 2024 elections. Over 70,000 The houses were damaged only in North Carolina – countless photos, memories, important documents such as birth certificates lost forever. It is not a conspiracy theory. This is exactly what happened.
Even in ideal circumstances, it can take months and cost hundreds of dollars to obtain official replacements for lost documents. But the registration of voters must often be made a month or more Before election day. The Save Act is a recipe for many people, especially women, to be excluded from the elections. In the midst of natural disasters such as hurricanes, forest fires or floods, a woman's right to vote should not be among the things she loses.
When you consider Americans only need a driving license to buy a firearmSee the conservatives projecting legislation requiring more documentation to vote tells you what constitutional right they consider the most dangerous.
Everyone must have a code.
Some elected officials – such as Cuellar and Stefanik support the Save Act – also also teach the code switch.
