The SAVE America Act has been stalled in the United States Senate for 115 days, and the American people are out of patience. This episode of The Jenny Beth Show comes to you from the EZAZ headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, where Jenny Beth Martin sits down with two of the most relentless grassroots activists in the country: Scott Presler, founder of Early Vote Action, and Merissa Caldwell, Arizona election integrity leader at EZAZ.org. Together they break down why the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship and photo voter ID for every federal election, has cleared the U.S. House three times but keeps dying in the Senate. Scott explains why he is actively working to defeat Senator John Cornyn and Senator Bill Cassidy in their upcoming primaries, and why Republican senators who fundraise off the SAVE America Act while refusing to attach it to budget reconciliation will be held accountable. Merissa shares how Arizona activists fired their corrupt county recorder, elected Justin Heap, and uncovered 133 non-citizens on the voter rolls (more than 60 of whom had voted). The conversation expands into the firing tyrants playbook, public comment activism, the postcard voter registration program that has already added 4,500 voters, and the most underappreciated form of citizen power: showing up. Plus, Scott reveals his own decision to run for the Republican Committee of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Learn more at jennybethshow.com and teapartypatriots.org.
Jenny Beth Martin broadcasts from Phoenix, Arizona with two leading grassroots conservative activists for a deep dive on the SAVE America Act, the Senate stall-out, and the firing tyrants playbook.
Guests:
Scott Presler is the founder of Early Vote Action, a national voter registration and get-out-the-vote organization. A 2024 cycle force in Pennsylvania who helped deliver the Commonwealth for President Donald J. Trump, Scott is now leading the public 115-day campaign to pass the SAVE America Act and is running for the Republican Committee of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Merissa Caldwell is the founder and CEO of EZAZ.org, Arizona’s leading grassroots election integrity organization. A current Arizona state committeewoman, she helped elect Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and led the legal and grassroots effort that exposed 133 non-citizens on Arizona’s voter rolls.
Key Topics Covered:
Timestamped Topic Breakdown:
00:18 — Welcome from EZAZ Phoenix with Scott Presler and Merissa Caldwell
01:31 — Why Arizona: The Great State 48
03:29 — The SAVE America Act and Arizona’s bifurcated ballot system
06:12 — Marissa’s name change story: voter ID is not disenfranchisement
08:28 — 115 days stalled in the U.S. Senate
09:39 — DHS “Worst of the Worst” and illegal aliens found voting
12:45 — Coming for Cornyn and Cassidy in May primaries
14:36 — Firing Recorder Steven Richer and electing Justin Heap
16:05 — 133 non-citizens found on Arizona voter rolls
17:26 — Merissa’s “firing tyrants” motto
18:19 — Maricopa County Supervisors and the Pearl Harbor speaker
22:37 — What the SAVE database actually does
25:17 — Personnel is policy: Cornyn’s pro-amnesty consultants
33:25 — Scott Presler runs for Beaver County, Pennsylvania
36:20 — The founding of the Tea Party movement
43:54 — Activism for newcomers: how to start
46:07 — The hard ask: getting volunteers to commit
48:20 — The CouchSurfer postcard project: 4,500 voters registered
51:36 — Public comment power: a grandmother in Ohio bosses her school board
57:25 — Senators fundraising off the SAVE America Act
59:09 — Closing primary calendar: May 5, 16, 19, 26
1:01:19 — Merissa’s Arizona slate: Biggs, Kolodin, Petersen, Norton
1:04:00 — Capitol Switchboard and Alaska next weekend
Links Mentioned:
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
passthesaveamericaact.com
jennybethshow.com
teapartypatriots.org
ezaz.org
earlyvoteaction.com