Luna says voter ID law may advance in Senate with standing filibuster

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said that the SAVE Act, a voter ID law, may advance in the Senate with the standing filibuster.”Just left the White House. POTUS wants the SAVE America Act passed! Voter ID is number one,” Luna posted on X on Monday. “Today, Schumer said he wants mass amnesty for all illegals and to immediately stop all ICE efforts.
“After speaking with many senators, as well as directly with POTUS, the pathway forward is through the standing filibuster. This would effectively keep the government open while allowing Republican senators to break through the ‘zombie’ filibuster and put the SAVE America Act up for a vote on the Senate floor. The standing filibuster is not common parliamentary procedure, but it is one of the only mechanisms available to go around senators who want to block voter ID,” she added.
“@LeaderJohnThune we are very pleased that you are discussing the standing filibuster, and we believe you will go down in history if this is pulled off as one of the best leaders the Senate has ever had. Voter ID is a must, and the ball is now in your court.”
Using the standing filibuster to sidestep the 60-vote threshold to pass the bill would essentially be changing the rules of the Senate and implementing the “nuclear option,” which Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said he will not do, Punchbowl News reported. Thune previously said he plans on holding another vote on the SAVE Act sometime soon.

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