“When you have policies like that, you have to cheat,” Trump said. “It’s the only way they can win. And we shouldn’t allow them to cheat. And we should terminate the filibuster, because if they get the chance, they’ll do it in the first hour back.”
Several Senate Republicans have expressed concerns similar to those of Trump. They worry that if Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, regain control of the upper chamber, they will attempt once again to abolish the filibuster.
But that said, among Republicans, there is little desire to eliminate the rule, which has traditionally been utilized by the minority party to block partisan bills from being quickly pushed through the Senate.
Meanwhile, certain provisions of the SAVE America Act are being implemented in GOP-controlled states.
Recently, Republican governors in Florida, Mississippi, Utah, and South Dakota signed bills mandating documentary proof of citizenship for individuals wishing to register for state and local elections. Additionally, a similar bill is heading to the desk of Tennessee’s Republican governor, Bill Lee. Over the past year, several other state legislatures have also taken steps to tighten voter identification and registration laws, including in Missouri, where the state Supreme Court has upheld the requirement as constitutional.
