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The Senate Can Pass the SAVE America Act Right Now — Here's How | Rachel Bovard

Episode Summary

In this episode, Jenny Beth Martin is joined by Rachel Bovard, VP of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute, to break down exactly how the SAVE America Act can be passed in the United States Senate. This is the essential guide to passing the SAVE America Act in the Senate. They explain the difference between the modern 60-vote cloture threshold and the traditional talking filibuster, and why using the Senate’s existing rules does not “nuke” the filibuster. Rachel walks through the procedural path available to Senate Republicans, how the privileged motion to proceed works, what live quorums are, and how a disciplined majority could force debate and a vote on election integrity legislation. If you want to understand Senate rules, the filibuster, voter ID, proof of citizenship requirements, and the constitutional framework that governs the world’s greatest deliberative body, this episode gives you the strategy, the mechanics, and the political stakes surrounding the SAVE America Act.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Jenny Beth Martin sits down with Rachel Bovard, VP of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute, to break down the real procedural path for passing the SAVE America Act in the United States Senate.

This is the essential guide to passing the SAVE America Act in the Senate.

Rachel explains how the Senate’s existing rules — including the talking filibuster — can be used to force debate and potentially pass election integrity legislation without eliminating the legislative filibuster.

If you’ve heard claims that this strategy would “nuke” the filibuster or create procedural chaos, this conversation addresses those arguments directly and explains what the rules actually allow.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The difference between invoking cloture (60 votes) and breaking a filibuster through exhaustion
• How the privileged motion to proceed allows the SAVE America Act to bypass an initial 60-vote hurdle
• What live quorum calls are — and why they matter
• Why the talking filibuster does not eliminate the filibuster
• How Senate Republicans could force Democrats to debate voter ID and proof of citizenship
• Why discipline and strategic voting are critical to the process
• How negotiation can emerge from extended floor debate
• Why this strategy could strengthen — not weaken — the Senate

Why This Matters

The SAVE America Act focuses on ensuring that only American citizens vote in American elections and that voters show identification before casting a ballot.

Poll after poll shows overwhelming public support for these principles. The question is not whether Americans support election integrity — it’s whether the Senate will use its own rules to allow real debate.

This episode gives you the strategy, the mechanics, and the political stakes surrounding the SAVE America Act — and what grassroots activists can do to encourage action.

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