Posted to Nicholas Johnson's Facebook Page, and copied here, March 20, 2026
Here's why the final, death blow destroying our Democracy is the misnamed "Save America Act."
There are seemingly hundreds of ways in which our democracy has been, and continues to be, under assault. But there is a future, if remote, possibility that each could be dealt with in turn over the next decade or two.
Not so with the "Destroy America Act."
It is just one example of what is called "voter suppression" -- rules with the purpose of preventing voting by millions of Americans.
How can that be?
"Voter suppression" schemes, as the name suggests, prevent large numbers of voters from voting at all. For example, the voter suppression scheme being proposed requires that, in order to vote, one must possess and show one of two documents: a passport, or a birth certificate -- something that I believe I read would be impossible for roughly half of all potential voters to do. (Could you?)
Don't be fooled. This is not "voter identification." Voter identification is satisfied with a driver's license, a military or university ID card, a recent envelope with your address from a utility -- anything of that nature you have handy.
There's a possibility America's 250-year-old Democracy will die with either a bang or a whimper. But know that it can be killed this year with "voter suppression."
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