I understand the concern about protecting voting rights. My understanding is that the SAVE Act is about verifying citizenship during voter registration, which is already required under law.
Supporters argue it protects election integrity rather than limiting access.
The real debate seems to be whether documentation requirements would unintentionally burden eligible voters.
The SAVE ACT is dead in the Senate. They don’t have the votes to get over the filibuster thank goodness. That “act” is not about anything but severe voter suppression of women, adoptees, the poor, and any number of people who can’t afford a freaking passport; in other words, it’s a poll tax which if you didn’t know, is still illegal.
The VOTING RIGHTS ACT was one of the best pieces of legislation passed in the ‘60s and it scared the shit out of people like you and others who go on about illegals voting. We know full well that if anyone is going to be found guilty of illegal voting, they will have a big, fat R behind their name.
I think protecting voting rights matters to all of us. But a poll tax means paying money to vote. The SAVE Act proposal was about citizenship verification at registration, not charging people to vote.
At least I was correct about the USA Hockey teams. xoxox
Did you know that 2/3 of both chambers were democrats and that 31% of them voted against the passing of the bill? Once again and as always, not standing up for the blacks in this country.
“Bombs are falling, people are dying and vows of revenge and retribution are being lobbed in escalating threats, all while untold taxpayer dollars are being spent on a military strategy that's expected to continue for weeks with an undefined goal and conclusion. Unlike the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003 , which included long debates in Congress in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, or the more recent U.S. military strikes on Venezuela that proved to be limited, the joint U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran , called Operation Epic Fury, is well underway, with no foreseeable end in sight.
At least four U.S. military personnel have been killed, and Trump warned on Sunday “there will likely be more.”
The moment is a defining one for Congress, which alone has the authority under the U.S. Constitution to declare war, and for the Republican president , who has consistently seized power during his second term with an apparent limitless view of his own executive reach.
“The Constitution is intended to prevent the accumulation of power in any one branch of government — and in any one person in government,” said David Janovsky, acting director of
The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog organization.
“Congress is the people’s representatives in a way that the president isn’t, even though we tend to focus on the president,” he said. "We need the people's representatives to weigh in on whether we, the people, are going to war right now."”
Excerpt From
“Congress will debate an Iran conflict that is well underway”
Trump bad syndrome - but meanwhile, you ignore what people in Iran have lived under.
I have no doubt that the world is a better and safer place without the Ayatollah and his cohorts. And Iran’s ability to support terrorist groups around the world has been greatly degraded. And its potential for building nuclear bombs and using them on Israel or us is much less. For now. Perhaps for several decades. Regardless of what happens when we eventually stop bombing, those are positives.
People in Iran and all the others areas of the Middle East has not changed in millennia. What people here are living under here - ICE, cost of living, trashing the east wing of the White House, guilding the White House and hanging trump’s image everywhere with childish abandon, messing with the Kennedy Center, the White House memes campaign…I could go on - catches my attention more than what is happening in a foreign country. This is Netieyahoo’s war and we were suckered into joining his merry men. I guess we are on to Cuba next. Oh, Africa, Venezuela, Greenland???
When we finally stop bombing we will have boots on the ground. Of course, nothing will be left but rubble.
What happened to the campaign promises of no more wars? Such hypocrisy!
We had a deal with Iran that trump canceled. We could have just enforced that so he created this problem, just like he creates all problems with his cabinet of Fox News hosts, billionaires and sycophants.
Now a Surgeon General who didn’t finish medical school and has never treated a patient? Shouldn’t our top medical person be a real doctor?
So, go back to watching CBS news and your beloved Bari - who doesn’t even have a journalism degree - since it has become the new Fox News. Then you can hear everything that fits your narrative.
As a great actor once said, “The truth? You can’t handle the truth.”
ya know, I can laugh, quite sincerely, if someone says something like "breaking news if Trump ever does anything even remotely constitutional"
Meanwhile, like I implied, you harbor such Trump Hate Syndrome, you fail to read the article about Iranians rejoicing about the death of the Ayatollah. You simple-mindedly go on & on w/ your off-subject hate filled Trump this & that...
Following the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, thousands of people cheered in the streets of Tehran and other cities, celebrating the end of his 37-year rule. The celebrations included fireworks, car horns, and chanting "Death to the Dictator".
The New York Times
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Key details regarding the reaction to the death of the Iranian leader include:
Widespread Celebrations: Reports indicated that, despite the fear of repercussions, many citizens celebrated in the streets.
Global Reactions: Iranians in cities such as Berlin, London, Madrid, and Los Angeles also held, or participated in, demonstrations to celebrate the news.
& you once again bring it back to Trump Hate Syndrome: TRUMP WILL BE GONE by 2028, if not sooner. There is no question about that. No doubt there will be cheers, as with any ELECTION. VS a 37-year Dictatorship. Big difference.
“Nine days in, the conduct of the unjustified, illegal US-Israel war against Iran grows ever-more disproportionate, dishonourable and deranged. The torpedoing of an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka by a US submarine demonstrated that for reckless Donald Trump, the whole world is his battlefield. Diplomacy, treacherously sabotaged by Washington, has been replaced by unceasing airstrikes that are murdering and maiming hundreds of Iranian civilians. Trump’s White House increasingly resembles a madhouse. War aims shift daily. A clueless, rambling president insists he must help pick Iran’s next ayatollah. Meanwhile, his “secretary for war”, Pete Hegseth, rants manically about killing without mercy. ”
Btw, it is interesting that you have been quiet for so long, ever since you made those disparaging remarks about me and my daughter. I have yet to receive an apology for your words. I suspect your pride will prevent you from taking personal responsibility for that personal attack.
ok - this was one of our many heated discussions. It was when I was describing a friend of mine, who at the time was single because her husband had been killed in a business-related accident so she rec'd a lg $$ settlement - you made some comment about her wealth. She was about 45 at the time. She wanted to adopt young children, she would have been denied here in the states &/or been put on a long waiting list. She ended up adopting 2 half-brothers from Russia: an infant & his older brother. She later adopted 2 more infant girls from Russia. My neighbor, who had been adopted as a baby, when she got married, she & her husband had their own child & knew they also wanted to adopt. They adopted a girl from China, then a few years later, an infant boy from Russia. You lambasted them for being so selfish to not adopt from the deserving children here in the US. That put me on edge & I blasted back at you, not knowing you had adopted a fine young girl, saying something like "put your money where your mouth is". Well, I do apologize for NOT KNOWING YOUR situation. But I stand by my words that you had NO right to judge my friend or neighbors. How dare you, mr high & mighty. BTW, to which you never apologized for judging them
In 1965, Congress debated the Voting Rights Act through the spring and summer. The Senate passed it 77-19. The House passed it 333-85. What was the percentage of Republicans vs Democrats in those two votes?
The final passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson) saw large bipartisan majorities in both chambers. Here’s the party breakdown for the final votes.
🏛 Senate Vote (77–19)
Final Senate Vote: 77 in favor, 19 opposed
By party:
Democrats: 46 yes, 21 no → 67 total voting
Republicans: 30 yes, 2 no → 32 total voting
Percentage breakdown
Democrats
✔ Yes: 68.7%
✖ No: 31.3%
Republicans
✔ Yes: 93.8%
✖ No: 6.2%
Overall composition of the Senate vote
Democrats: 67.7% of those voting
Republicans: 32.3% of those voting
🏛 House Vote (333–85)
Final House Vote: 333 in favor, 85 opposed
By party:
Democrats: 221 yes, 61 no → 282 total voting
Republicans: 112 yes, 24 no → 136 total voting
Percentage breakdown
Democrats
✔ Yes: 78.4%
✖ No: 21.6%
Republicans
✔ Yes: 82.4%
✖ No: 17.6%
Overall composition of the House vote
Democrats: 67.5% of those voting
Republicans: 32.5% of those voting
Summary
The Act passed with strong bipartisan support.
In the Senate, a higher percentage of Republicans voted in favor (93.8%) than Democrats (68.7%).
In the House, support was strong in both parties (82.4% of Republicans, 78.4% of Democrats).
Democrats made up about two-thirds of the members voting in both chambers.
If you'd like, I can also break this down by region (Southern vs non-Southern members), which shows a very different pattern.
I fear what is going on in Iran will not be staying in Iran,and I hope whatever the new government is, it will have more respect for women. I have little doubt that is there is the least chance Iran has nuclear weapons, it will not hesitate to use them. And if it doesn't have them, there are many, many cells of terrorists that are ready to kill the infidels I hope Trump knows what he has started. Somehow I don't think he does
And voting, aren't there voter's list? Has there been big issues with voter's fraud in reality lrnnist in Trump's mind? Being able to have free elections where all eligible voters can express their preferences is a basic tenet of democracy.
I am not sure I understand your reference to 'coming for our voting rights'. I believe the quest is to make it about Americans.... not dead ones, ones voting several times, or illegal people. That has nothing to do with race. It has to do with honest elections by American citizens.
famous Democratic offense took place in 1982, when political boss Phil Burton directed what at the time was considered an egregious offense: squeezing out multiple additional seats for Democrats. It is cited to this day as an example of Democratic overreach. This gerrymander was infamous because it came just 10 years after the introduction of the "one person, one vote" standard - it was a net three-seat gain for Democrats.
A similar offense is in place today. It was drawn by Illinois Democrats, whose current Congressional map elects 14 Democrats and 3 Republicans - a more natural breakdown in Illinois would be 11 Democrats to 6 Republicans. This map gets an “F” from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
If that is the case, why are they the only ones voting for voter ID so it can be handled with more trust? Just curious why you think they are trying to gerrymand or supres. What are they gerrymandering or supresing? Not sure I understand what you are saying.
We'll need to remember the courage and conviction of the Selma marchers when the government comes for our voting rights between now and November.
I understand the concern about protecting voting rights. My understanding is that the SAVE Act is about verifying citizenship during voter registration, which is already required under law.
Supporters argue it protects election integrity rather than limiting access.
The real debate seems to be whether documentation requirements would unintentionally burden eligible voters.
The SAVE ACT is dead in the Senate. They don’t have the votes to get over the filibuster thank goodness. That “act” is not about anything but severe voter suppression of women, adoptees, the poor, and any number of people who can’t afford a freaking passport; in other words, it’s a poll tax which if you didn’t know, is still illegal.
The VOTING RIGHTS ACT was one of the best pieces of legislation passed in the ‘60s and it scared the shit out of people like you and others who go on about illegals voting. We know full well that if anyone is going to be found guilty of illegal voting, they will have a big, fat R behind their name.
I think protecting voting rights matters to all of us. But a poll tax means paying money to vote. The SAVE Act proposal was about citizenship verification at registration, not charging people to vote.
At least I was correct about the USA Hockey teams. xoxox
Thank you for such an important part of history and sharing it in such an engaging way.
Did you know that 2/3 of both chambers were democrats and that 31% of them voted against the passing of the bill? Once again and as always, not standing up for the blacks in this country.
Would you be willing to share your sources? I would like to read more.
“Bombs are falling, people are dying and vows of revenge and retribution are being lobbed in escalating threats, all while untold taxpayer dollars are being spent on a military strategy that's expected to continue for weeks with an undefined goal and conclusion. Unlike the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003 , which included long debates in Congress in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, or the more recent U.S. military strikes on Venezuela that proved to be limited, the joint U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran , called Operation Epic Fury, is well underway, with no foreseeable end in sight.
At least four U.S. military personnel have been killed, and Trump warned on Sunday “there will likely be more.”
The moment is a defining one for Congress, which alone has the authority under the U.S. Constitution to declare war, and for the Republican president , who has consistently seized power during his second term with an apparent limitless view of his own executive reach.
“The Constitution is intended to prevent the accumulation of power in any one branch of government — and in any one person in government,” said David Janovsky, acting director of
The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog organization.
“Congress is the people’s representatives in a way that the president isn’t, even though we tend to focus on the president,” he said. "We need the people's representatives to weigh in on whether we, the people, are going to war right now."”
Excerpt From
“Congress will debate an Iran conflict that is well underway”
The Associated Press
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Trump bad syndrome - but meanwhile, you ignore what people in Iran have lived under.
I have no doubt that the world is a better and safer place without the Ayatollah and his cohorts. And Iran’s ability to support terrorist groups around the world has been greatly degraded. And its potential for building nuclear bombs and using them on Israel or us is much less. For now. Perhaps for several decades. Regardless of what happens when we eventually stop bombing, those are positives.
People in Iran and all the others areas of the Middle East has not changed in millennia. What people here are living under here - ICE, cost of living, trashing the east wing of the White House, guilding the White House and hanging trump’s image everywhere with childish abandon, messing with the Kennedy Center, the White House memes campaign…I could go on - catches my attention more than what is happening in a foreign country. This is Netieyahoo’s war and we were suckered into joining his merry men. I guess we are on to Cuba next. Oh, Africa, Venezuela, Greenland???
When we finally stop bombing we will have boots on the ground. Of course, nothing will be left but rubble.
What happened to the campaign promises of no more wars? Such hypocrisy!
We had a deal with Iran that trump canceled. We could have just enforced that so he created this problem, just like he creates all problems with his cabinet of Fox News hosts, billionaires and sycophants.
Now a Surgeon General who didn’t finish medical school and has never treated a patient? Shouldn’t our top medical person be a real doctor?
So, go back to watching CBS news and your beloved Bari - who doesn’t even have a journalism degree - since it has become the new Fox News. Then you can hear everything that fits your narrative.
As a great actor once said, “The truth? You can’t handle the truth.”
ya know, I can laugh, quite sincerely, if someone says something like "breaking news if Trump ever does anything even remotely constitutional"
Meanwhile, like I implied, you harbor such Trump Hate Syndrome, you fail to read the article about Iranians rejoicing about the death of the Ayatollah. You simple-mindedly go on & on w/ your off-subject hate filled Trump this & that...
I read the article. Many people here will be doing the same thing when trump is out. More than those in Iran.
You will be so sad when that day comes. Sigh…
Following the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, thousands of people cheered in the streets of Tehran and other cities, celebrating the end of his 37-year rule. The celebrations included fireworks, car horns, and chanting "Death to the Dictator".
The New York Times
+2
Key details regarding the reaction to the death of the Iranian leader include:
Widespread Celebrations: Reports indicated that, despite the fear of repercussions, many citizens celebrated in the streets.
Global Reactions: Iranians in cities such as Berlin, London, Madrid, and Los Angeles also held, or participated in, demonstrations to celebrate the news.
& you once again bring it back to Trump Hate Syndrome: TRUMP WILL BE GONE by 2028, if not sooner. There is no question about that. No doubt there will be cheers, as with any ELECTION. VS a 37-year Dictatorship. Big difference.
“Nine days in, the conduct of the unjustified, illegal US-Israel war against Iran grows ever-more disproportionate, dishonourable and deranged. The torpedoing of an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka by a US submarine demonstrated that for reckless Donald Trump, the whole world is his battlefield. Diplomacy, treacherously sabotaged by Washington, has been replaced by unceasing airstrikes that are murdering and maiming hundreds of Iranian civilians. Trump’s White House increasingly resembles a madhouse. War aims shift daily. A clueless, rambling president insists he must help pick Iran’s next ayatollah. Meanwhile, his “secretary for war”, Pete Hegseth, rants manically about killing without mercy. ”
— The Guardian
Btw, it is interesting that you have been quiet for so long, ever since you made those disparaging remarks about me and my daughter. I have yet to receive an apology for your words. I suspect your pride will prevent you from taking personal responsibility for that personal attack.
Yep…I was right. You conveniently ignored this comment.
ok - this was one of our many heated discussions. It was when I was describing a friend of mine, who at the time was single because her husband had been killed in a business-related accident so she rec'd a lg $$ settlement - you made some comment about her wealth. She was about 45 at the time. She wanted to adopt young children, she would have been denied here in the states &/or been put on a long waiting list. She ended up adopting 2 half-brothers from Russia: an infant & his older brother. She later adopted 2 more infant girls from Russia. My neighbor, who had been adopted as a baby, when she got married, she & her husband had their own child & knew they also wanted to adopt. They adopted a girl from China, then a few years later, an infant boy from Russia. You lambasted them for being so selfish to not adopt from the deserving children here in the US. That put me on edge & I blasted back at you, not knowing you had adopted a fine young girl, saying something like "put your money where your mouth is". Well, I do apologize for NOT KNOWING YOUR situation. But I stand by my words that you had NO right to judge my friend or neighbors. How dare you, mr high & mighty. BTW, to which you never apologized for judging them
And here I thought, based on trump’s constant bragging, that we had destroyed Iran’s nuclear quest during last year’s bombing!
“ Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say”
“The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.”
— NYT
In 1965, Congress debated the Voting Rights Act through the spring and summer. The Senate passed it 77-19. The House passed it 333-85. What was the percentage of Republicans vs Democrats in those two votes?
The final passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson) saw large bipartisan majorities in both chambers. Here’s the party breakdown for the final votes.
🏛 Senate Vote (77–19)
Final Senate Vote: 77 in favor, 19 opposed
By party:
Democrats: 46 yes, 21 no → 67 total voting
Republicans: 30 yes, 2 no → 32 total voting
Percentage breakdown
Democrats
✔ Yes: 68.7%
✖ No: 31.3%
Republicans
✔ Yes: 93.8%
✖ No: 6.2%
Overall composition of the Senate vote
Democrats: 67.7% of those voting
Republicans: 32.3% of those voting
🏛 House Vote (333–85)
Final House Vote: 333 in favor, 85 opposed
By party:
Democrats: 221 yes, 61 no → 282 total voting
Republicans: 112 yes, 24 no → 136 total voting
Percentage breakdown
Democrats
✔ Yes: 78.4%
✖ No: 21.6%
Republicans
✔ Yes: 82.4%
✖ No: 17.6%
Overall composition of the House vote
Democrats: 67.5% of those voting
Republicans: 32.5% of those voting
Summary
The Act passed with strong bipartisan support.
In the Senate, a higher percentage of Republicans voted in favor (93.8%) than Democrats (68.7%).
In the House, support was strong in both parties (82.4% of Republicans, 78.4% of Democrats).
Democrats made up about two-thirds of the members voting in both chambers.
If you'd like, I can also break this down by region (Southern vs non-Southern members), which shows a very different pattern.
thank you Nancy, for providing the rest of the story
most of the South was solid-D in that era
Very interesting. Thanks for the political breakdown in actual and percentages. Much appreciated. America’s democracy at its best.
I fear what is going on in Iran will not be staying in Iran,and I hope whatever the new government is, it will have more respect for women. I have little doubt that is there is the least chance Iran has nuclear weapons, it will not hesitate to use them. And if it doesn't have them, there are many, many cells of terrorists that are ready to kill the infidels I hope Trump knows what he has started. Somehow I don't think he does
And voting, aren't there voter's list? Has there been big issues with voter's fraud in reality lrnnist in Trump's mind? Being able to have free elections where all eligible voters can express their preferences is a basic tenet of democracy.
I am not sure I understand your reference to 'coming for our voting rights'. I believe the quest is to make it about Americans.... not dead ones, ones voting several times, or illegal people. That has nothing to do with race. It has to do with honest elections by American citizens.
The only people that have concerns are the republicans who know the only way they can win is to gerrymander and suppress.
famous Democratic offense took place in 1982, when political boss Phil Burton directed what at the time was considered an egregious offense: squeezing out multiple additional seats for Democrats. It is cited to this day as an example of Democratic overreach. This gerrymander was infamous because it came just 10 years after the introduction of the "one person, one vote" standard - it was a net three-seat gain for Democrats.
A similar offense is in place today. It was drawn by Illinois Democrats, whose current Congressional map elects 14 Democrats and 3 Republicans - a more natural breakdown in Illinois would be 11 Democrats to 6 Republicans. This map gets an “F” from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
You are pathetic. Off your meds today?
Still no apology for the daughter insults…
And look where we are now 😢.
If that is the case, why are they the only ones voting for voter ID so it can be handled with more trust? Just curious why you think they are trying to gerrymand or supres. What are they gerrymandering or supresing? Not sure I understand what you are saying.