Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) went on CNN’s The Arena Thursday and declared that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would likely violate the 19th Amendment if it became law. Yes, according to Democrats, asking people to prove who they are before voting is now apparently unconstitutional.
Host Kasie Hunt pointed out that voter ID is supported by most Americans and asked Raskin why Democrats oppose the SAVE Act.
Raskin responded by insisting voter fraud is not a real issue and claimed the legislation is “being cooked up by Donald Trump” to support what he called Trump’s “bogus claim” about the 2020 election. He argued that states already know how to handle elections and that no additional safeguards are needed.
Then came the main argument: Raskin said the SAVE Act “might violate the 19th Amendment,” which protects women’s right to vote. His reasoning was that women who change their last name after marriage might have identification that does not match their birth name and would therefore need to provide documentation or an affidavit explaining the difference.
“So if you’re a woman who’s gotten married and you’ve changed your name to your husband’s name,” Raskin said, “now you’ve got to go ahead and document that… and why would we go to all of these troubles in order to keep people from voting when none of the states… are telling us that there’s any problem?”
In other words, Democrats are now arguing that basic identity verification is somehow an attack on women, even though the law applies equally to everyone and simply requires matching documentation. Apparently, ensuring only eligible citizens vote is now controversial, but letting elections operate without confidence is perfectly fine.
The irony is hard to miss: while most Americans support voter ID as common sense, Democrats frame it as discrimination and constitutional crisis. The good news is that this debate is forcing a real conversation about election integrity—and Americans are paying attention. Protecting the vote means protecting democracy, and that’s a goal worth standing behind.
