Given the financial burden, it seems to me the SAVE Act would likely be challenged in court and likely be ruled unconstitutional. But we are right to be concerned, although I would hold off on the panic. (There's way too much — understandable — panic on the left these days). And yes, that would impact not-adopted, never-married me. I simply changed my name in high school, and have used that name forever. We found it was legally my name if I used it regularly without attempt to defraud or hide my identity. So I never did any paperwork until I had a government job in 2012 (ironically, with my local board of elections) and there were some issues with my name.
You will need to present your court document for the name change under the SAVE Act. And anyone who uses another name routinely - however legally - would be well advised to get the court document verifying that they use that name without intent to commit fraud etc. When I changed my name '83 to the name I used professionally, I did it by court order precisely in order to avoid future issues and so I could get my passport and other legal docs to match. However I did not change my birth certificate as at that time it was not possible. So we shall see.
More typical Republican bullshit to try to make voting unobtainable for many, especially women. They will try anything to stifle voters because they would never win on the own or without placing so many barriers for fair voting laws. They deserve to lose and soon !
So true trump is doing everything he can to try to stop WOMEN FROM VOTING BECAUSE HE KNOWS THEY ARE NOT VOTING FOR HIM!!!!
MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE MARRIED YOU HAVE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, marriage license AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION WITH YOU TO GO VOTE!!! Check now so that you are prepared!!!! WE CANNOT RE-ELECT THIS PIECE OF SHIT trump AGAIN!!!! he has ruined our relationships with other countries and is trying to get us into a war so that we forget about the CHILD RAPIST DONALD J TRUMP AND HIS RICH FRIENDS!!!
IMPEACH trump!!! Do it now!!!! Over ONE MILLION TIMES HIS NAME APPEARS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES….
He should have to suffer over ONE MILLION TIMES FOR WHAT HE DID TO THOSE CHILDREN!!! IMPEACH trump NOW! DON’T WAIT!!!
My husband AND I smashed our names together to create a last name never used before- anywhere or by anywho. There is no way to get an actual certified birth certificate for my husband from Germany. We would have to travel to Germany with his old expired passports to get it.
In order to gain US citizenship your husband would likely have had to submit a certified copy of his birth certificate. Hopefully you still have a scan/copy.photo of that. Another good thing to do is to get court orders for the name changes - usually a simple procedure in most states, tho I have to say I did mine 40+ years ago so no idea what it is like now. Good luck!
SAVE ACT is the ticket for people like Mike Johnson to return to a White Christian nationalist Men's world where women can't open bank account or vote without being married. This is not about voting integrity this is about adding back the toxic patriarchy these cowards are loathing for! Save Act is actually trying to rig the election.
Thank you Melissa and Dana - 1. for sharing your stories. 2. WE THE PEOPLE need to know the facts about The SAVE Act. It does not protect people's right to vote, it suppresses our right to vote. Unfortunately, the name is so misleading. 🤬
trump doesn't have the right to vote he has 34 felony convictions, any person with one felony conviction loses the right to vote, own a gun or be in presence of someone with a gun not even a single bullet overlooked. Nor the right to obtain a passport, associate with other felons for their lifetime. He, his family and administration are the worst human beings that have become filthy rich off of America, us the citizens. It just doesn't make sense that our neighbors or friends that go to same church, kids go to same schools voted and still support this parasite. Maybe if he were so utterly ugly, mishapen, sloppy, fat, lazy being with a wife he paid for both beady eyes cold calculating crooks. It might be easier if he wasn't so ugly both with the awful voices and I cannot understand why they say she's beautiful. Because she's not by any standard. It's like we're living in a nightmare, alter reality. Certainly not the democracy not even the American dream just are no longer.
Please let people know about organizations that help people get voter ids AND encourage people to donate to them - I highly recommend VoteRiders.org - they help people through the bureaucracy and financially to obtain voter ids
It’s meant for a deterrent! it’s applauded by those who believe women votes don’t matter and Don’t follow Their Rules! Ya know ?women in kitchen ,lots of kids , do not concern yourself with govt issues. So Start Now! I did, had to track down first marriage certificate, divorce decree to go w it, new marriage certificate of 23 yrs that matches my drivers license now a Real ID for travel .I am lucky that all I needed was just a 30 min drive. Seriously, start early! Don’t let them Dicktate our vote!Or Take It Away!💪🏻This is just voter suppression called something else.🇺🇸
14 states have no voter ID requirements. There is no voter fraud.
You and I know that, the state of Georgia knows that but the Trump administration doesn't accept it.
Given the financial burden, it seems to me the SAVE Act would likely be challenged in court and likely be ruled unconstitutional. But we are right to be concerned, although I would hold off on the panic. (There's way too much — understandable — panic on the left these days). And yes, that would impact not-adopted, never-married me. I simply changed my name in high school, and have used that name forever. We found it was legally my name if I used it regularly without attempt to defraud or hide my identity. So I never did any paperwork until I had a government job in 2012 (ironically, with my local board of elections) and there were some issues with my name.
You will need to present your court document for the name change under the SAVE Act. And anyone who uses another name routinely - however legally - would be well advised to get the court document verifying that they use that name without intent to commit fraud etc. When I changed my name '83 to the name I used professionally, I did it by court order precisely in order to avoid future issues and so I could get my passport and other legal docs to match. However I did not change my birth certificate as at that time it was not possible. So we shall see.
More typical Republican bullshit to try to make voting unobtainable for many, especially women. They will try anything to stifle voters because they would never win on the own or without placing so many barriers for fair voting laws. They deserve to lose and soon !
So true trump is doing everything he can to try to stop WOMEN FROM VOTING BECAUSE HE KNOWS THEY ARE NOT VOTING FOR HIM!!!!
MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE MARRIED YOU HAVE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, marriage license AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION WITH YOU TO GO VOTE!!! Check now so that you are prepared!!!! WE CANNOT RE-ELECT THIS PIECE OF SHIT trump AGAIN!!!! he has ruined our relationships with other countries and is trying to get us into a war so that we forget about the CHILD RAPIST DONALD J TRUMP AND HIS RICH FRIENDS!!!
IMPEACH trump!!! Do it now!!!! Over ONE MILLION TIMES HIS NAME APPEARS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES….
He should have to suffer over ONE MILLION TIMES FOR WHAT HE DID TO THOSE CHILDREN!!! IMPEACH trump NOW! DON’T WAIT!!!
My husband AND I smashed our names together to create a last name never used before- anywhere or by anywho. There is no way to get an actual certified birth certificate for my husband from Germany. We would have to travel to Germany with his old expired passports to get it.
I love when couples do this.
And ugh, that’s complicated. I hope it all works out for you two.
In order to gain US citizenship your husband would likely have had to submit a certified copy of his birth certificate. Hopefully you still have a scan/copy.photo of that. Another good thing to do is to get court orders for the name changes - usually a simple procedure in most states, tho I have to say I did mine 40+ years ago so no idea what it is like now. Good luck!
I called my Senators and Representative to voice my opposition to these proposed pieces of legislation. #5Calls
I already called my senator.
SAVE ACT is the ticket for people like Mike Johnson to return to a White Christian nationalist Men's world where women can't open bank account or vote without being married. This is not about voting integrity this is about adding back the toxic patriarchy these cowards are loathing for! Save Act is actually trying to rig the election.
Thank you Melissa and Dana - 1. for sharing your stories. 2. WE THE PEOPLE need to know the facts about The SAVE Act. It does not protect people's right to vote, it suppresses our right to vote. Unfortunately, the name is so misleading. 🤬
What will it take to shut this rubbish down?
trump doesn't have the right to vote he has 34 felony convictions, any person with one felony conviction loses the right to vote, own a gun or be in presence of someone with a gun not even a single bullet overlooked. Nor the right to obtain a passport, associate with other felons for their lifetime. He, his family and administration are the worst human beings that have become filthy rich off of America, us the citizens. It just doesn't make sense that our neighbors or friends that go to same church, kids go to same schools voted and still support this parasite. Maybe if he were so utterly ugly, mishapen, sloppy, fat, lazy being with a wife he paid for both beady eyes cold calculating crooks. It might be easier if he wasn't so ugly both with the awful voices and I cannot understand why they say she's beautiful. Because she's not by any standard. It's like we're living in a nightmare, alter reality. Certainly not the democracy not even the American dream just are no longer.
And 20 million do not have a driver's license, so they also are disenfranchised. I didn't have one til I was 32. Glad I didn't change my name.
Please let people know about organizations that help people get voter ids AND encourage people to donate to them - I highly recommend VoteRiders.org - they help people through the bureaucracy and financially to obtain voter ids
I love this and hope all women in America are prepared with all of their official documentation before voting 🌹
I dissect the proof of citizenship requirements in this post. https://open.substack.com/pub/crewdog/p/basement-dispatches-the-save-act?r=emno3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
IMPORTANT!!! Read and SHARE!!
It’s meant for a deterrent! it’s applauded by those who believe women votes don’t matter and Don’t follow Their Rules! Ya know ?women in kitchen ,lots of kids , do not concern yourself with govt issues. So Start Now! I did, had to track down first marriage certificate, divorce decree to go w it, new marriage certificate of 23 yrs that matches my drivers license now a Real ID for travel .I am lucky that all I needed was just a 30 min drive. Seriously, start early! Don’t let them Dicktate our vote!Or Take It Away!💪🏻This is just voter suppression called something else.🇺🇸
This is a blatant plan to disenfranchise women! Part of the Heritage Foundation’s plan to make women stay at home breeding factories. 🤬
I mean it is rather brilliant, in a diabolical way.