In the SOTU, @POTUS called on the GOP controlled Senate to pass the SAVE America Act. Here is a primer of the Senate rules re how the GOP Senate can pass the SAVE America Act with a simple majority. 51 votes. NOT 60. 1. @chiproytx and @BasedMikeLee, with support of @SpeakerJohnson put the entire content of the SAVE America Act into a Senate bill (S1383) that had already passed the Senate and was at the HOUSE awaiting consideration. 2. The House passed S1383 containing the SAVE America Act language. 3. S1383 SAVE America Act is now back to the Senate, awaiting Senate action. It can be called up and moved to floor by simple MAJORITY vote. Not 60 votes. Any time. 4. Once the bill is on the floor, it is ready for consideration. Sen Thune is in charge of it. 5. It faces a filibuster. Thune can then do one of two things: - try to cut off the filibuster which requires 60 votes and will kill the bill. WE DONT WANT HIM TO DO THAT. That is a deliberate move to kill the bill. - the other option is to simply allow the Democrats to filibuster the bill. THATS WHAT WE WANT 6. There are 50 GOP Senators pledged to vote yes. So if we can get to the other side of the filibuster, SAVE America Act can pass with 51 votes. 7. Make the Democrats actually DO the filibuster. Make them talk about the bill. 8. Why do they oppose proof of citizenship for registering to vote? 9. Why do they oppose photo idea to vote? 10. Why do they oppose requiring states to clean voter rolls? 11. Let the filibuster run its course. Let the toddlers have their tantrum 12. Then, when that’s over or when they are tired, the SAVE America Act can pass with a simple majority. 51 votes. THAT is what we want Sen Thune to do. It is all within his control. He just needs to stand up, look the Democrats in the eye and say “okay, guys, let’s go. Let’s have a filibuster” That’s what the American people want. Don’t get sucked into the false narrative that the SAVE America Act must have 60 votes to pass. Not true. What is required is a leader who’s not afraid to lead and a Republican majority who’s not afraid to work. And to fight for something that matters to the American people. We are watching and pushing. A cloture motion before any debate is intended to kill the bill. Is that what Sen Thune wants- to be the one who kills the SAVE America Act? @EIwatchdogs
