Trump pushes SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof for voting in State of the Union

State of the Union addresses It’s all about aspirations. It doesn’t matter if you’re Reagan. Clinton, Obama, or the tandem of Bush or Trump. Aspirations are at the core of State of the Union addresses. What presidents aspire to do. And what the president wants Congress to do.

All of this ultimately leads towards achieving political aspirations: winning the elections. Whether the next presidential election. Or seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate during the midterm elections.

There were two big questions — and one warning — from the president Donald Trump this week. He wants Congress to pass the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship so people can vote. He wants lawmakers to pass a stock trading ban and restrict Congress from dealing in stocks. The President does not want Congress to interfere in tariff policy.

President Trump has touted his new tariffs, arguing that they will eventually replace the nation’s income tax. This commander-in-chief has exercised executive power more broadly than any other president. So he instructed legislators to deliberate on their tariff authority.

“Congressional actions “It won’t be necessary,” Trump said of his new tariffs.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to impose tariffs. The Supreme Court upheld this authority last week. But President Trump went ahead and imposed another set of tariffs on all countries, relying on a different law.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks to reporters about the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act at the U.S. Capitol. The legislation would introduce more proof of citizenship requirements for Americans who vote in federal elections. (Anna Rose Leyden/Getty Images)

Like most presidents, Trump wants to control legislation. This includes preventing Congress from manipulating its tariffs. However, a number of Republicans have their own aspirations: re-election. That’s why some House Republicans, who believe their districts are affected by the tariffs, want to take back that power. Or, at the very least, be an official opponent of the president.

The House of Representatives voted a few weeks ago to drop a special ruling for the Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonRepublican of Los Angeles, and others were put in place to prevent members from repealing tariffs for a year. Then the House of Representatives adopted the plan Eliminate tariffs with Canada.

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But again, these are the aspirations of some Republicans who are tired of tariffs. The bulk of Republicans are OK with keeping them in place. This is exactly what Trump wants – regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.

President Donald Trump leaves after delivering the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol, Tuesday, in Washington, DC (Brendan Smalowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Let’s return to the two main legislative questions Trump raised in his speech. The Conservation Act is the law he really wants to pass. This fits well with Trump’s narrative about illegal immigration, and his claim that former President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election and committed voter fraud.

“They want to cheat. They cheated. And their politics are so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat,” the Democratic president said during his speech. “Fraud is rampant.”

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Examination study Election fraud By the conservative Heritage Foundation, I found that examples of election fraud are minimal. For example, Pennsylvania, a swing state, has detected only 39 cases of voting fraud over the past three decades.

The House of Representatives has already approved the conservation law. But the question is the Senate.

“The Senate is working. I think every Republican there is clearly in favor of that.” Save America ActThey are trying to collect votes. It’s a 70% Democratic issue. “It’s over 90% in some polls,” Johnson said. He added: “Hopefully some Democrats will come to their senses. I don’t know how they can go back to their constituents and say they were opposed to this when this is a popular issue. So we’ll see how it goes.”

See how things are going right.

It was noteworthy that Trump, in his appeal for congressional action on the savings law, did not demand that senators end the filibuster. Fifty GOP senators now Support the Conservation Act. But the trick lies in whether those who support the legislation are able to reach the magic threshold of 60 years. This is the number of votes required to break the filibuster.

Senate Majority Leader John ThuneRD, repeatedly resisted changing the customs and precedents of the Senate filibuster to pass the SAVE Act. The bill will never become law unless the Senate changes things. Thune reiterated his opposition to rolling back the filibuster.

Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and others have called for a “talking filibuster.” This means that senators must speak and hold the floor for hours on end. Otherwise, the Senate must vote. Filibuster supporters don’t want senators to silently object from the sidelines. This forces the Senate to hold procedural votes that take 60 years to overcome the filibuster.

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“The issue of the filibuster is an issue on which there is not a unified Republican convention,” Thune said. “There has to be (unity) if you go that route.”

He stated that the GOP must “keep 50 Republicans largely unified on every vote,” adding that “there is no support to do that at this point.”

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, in Washington, D.C. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Fox News was also told that there is some friction between Republicans in the House and Senate. Some Senate Republicans don’t appreciate the House ramping up pressure to abandon the filibuster. The filibuster is a privilege that senators of both parties cling to fiercely.

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Moreover, subjecting the Senate to lengthy debate could lead to an increase in modified votes, which many vulnerable senators may find troubling. Getting them on the record on a host of controversial issues won’t help the GOP before the election.

So, while Trump aspires to pass the Conservation Act, his aspirations regarding the filibuster are unclear at best.

Then there’s the prospect of lawmakers banning stock trading. Even sen. Elizabeth WarrenThe Massachusetts Democrat stood and applauded when Trump made the plea.

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Johnson said that the House of Representatives is trying to “move (the bill) as aggressively and quickly as possible.” But he says he must get “the votes in favor of it.”

For this reason, the House of Representatives has not yet taken up the bill. It lacks votes. For now, this is the ambition. If the bill receives votes, Johnson will deposit the legislation on the floor.

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There is an old expression “proposed” by the President and “disposed of” by Congress. It is certainly possible that even A Republican Party Convention We will do that this year with some of Trump’s legislative wishes.

But this does not hinder presidential aspirations. After all, even presidents can dream.

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