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Senator Ted Cruz didn’t just chuckle — he exposed a political con — when he mocked Democrats for treating ordinary photo ID like a crime when the reality is everyone shows ID for travel, medicine, and banking every day. Cruz’s long record of pointing out liberal double standards on voting rules makes him uniquely suited to call out the theater of outrage when Democrats suddenly decide showing an ID is an assault on freedom.
The latest outrage began when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer labeled the Republican-backed SAVE legislation “Jim Crow 2.0,” a dramatic flourish that instantly rang hollow to most Americans who actually pay attention to the facts. Democrats doubled down on the rhetoric even as the press and conservative commentators pointed out the historical irony and political motive behind such a comparison.
Meanwhile Republicans pushed the Save America and SAVE America Act through the House as a commonsense response to protect the franchise by insisting on proof of citizenship and photo ID for federal elections, a measure they argue simply extends routine verification to the ballot box. The legislation narrowly cleared the House amid fierce partisan debate and now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
Polling undercuts the Democrats’ performative claims: multiple surveys show overwhelming public support for photo ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements, including majorities of Democrats in some polls, which explains why party leaders are forced into rhetorical contortions instead of offering a policy defense. When voters — Black, white, Hispanic, and suburban — overwhelmingly back verification at the polls, lawmakers who oppose those measures look less like defenders of democracy and more like protectors of a partisan status quo.
To be fair, critics cite studies showing millions lack ready access to birth certificates or passports, and that is a legitimate logistical problem that should be solved without surrendering election integrity. Conservatives have repeatedly proposed pragmatic fixes — federally funded IDs, affidavits, and streamlined DMV access — so the choice is between sensible implementation or bowing to the politics of perpetual grievance.
The real scandal is the condescension: Democrats accuse voters of being incapable of obtaining an ID while acting as if their own voters are too fragile to be trusted with common-sense safeguards. Ted Cruz and other conservatives are right to call out that hypocrisy and demand lawmakers put the security of American elections ahead of partisan preservation; hardworking citizens deserve a system that makes voting easy but cheating impossible.
