Re: “Congress should reject unconstitutional voter suppression act” (Feb. 24, Opinion):
The so-called “SAVE” Act, proposed by President Donald Trump and Home Republicans, is the proverbial “answer on the lookout for an issue.” Dozens, if not a whole bunch, of research, investigations and recounts have proven that there is no such thing as a drawback with fraudulent voting in our nation. Go to locations like Venezuela and Turkey if you happen to want to discover that.
Whereas the editorial factors out that this piece of laws is definitely a voter suppression act fairly than a voter safety act, the other objective is definitely what we want. Amongst Western nations, the U.S. has one of many worst voter turnout charges. For presidential elections, the U.S. sported a 64% turnout price in 2024 (lower than 50% for the 2022 midterm elections) versus election turnout charges of 80%-84% for Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Norway and dozens of different nations.
Our Congress must be engaged on laws that makes it simpler for eligible voters to solid their ballots fairly than suppressing them. I’m grateful that Washington state is a type of states that’s already accomplished that.
Richard Osen, Bellingham
