Yes, says Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes.
The SAVE Act was approved in the House and President Donald Trump is pushing the Senate to vote now and pass the controversial voter ID bill aimed at keeping non-citizens from registering to vote.
Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution provides for Congress to regulate Congressional elections, providing that the times, places and manner for holding state rules governing such elections to federal legislative office “may at any time by law” be altered by Congress.
Article IV, Section 2 provides that citizens of each state must be entitled all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states, while Article IV, Section 4 requires the federal government to "guarantee to every state” a “republican form of government.”
Amendment XIV recognizes “the right to vote” for “citizens of the United States,” with Section 5 giving Congress the power to enforce.
Amendment XV recognizes the “right of citizens of the United States to vote”, again affording Congress the power to enforce.
Amendment XIX recognize again “the right of citizens of the United States to vote” and provides Congress the power to enforce.
Amendment XXIV again reinforces “the right of citizens of the United States to vote” with Congress afforded power to enforce.
Amendment XXVI again reinforces “the right of the citizens of the United States to vote” with Congress empowered to enforce.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, the so-called SAVE Act, enforces these Constitutional protections and legislative powers.
First, the SAVE Act does not purport to govern anything other than federal elections.
Second, the SAVE Act focuses on limiting voting to “the citizens of the United States” with documentary proof required.
As such, the SAVE Act simply enforces the Constitutional protections for citizens the right to vote by assuring their vote isn’t diluted by non-citizens.
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