The SAVE America Act is the most important election integrity legislation grassroots conservatives are fighting for right now, and Jenny Beth Martin takes you inside the Arizona rally where she joined Scott Pressler and Merissa Caldwell of EZAZ to put pressure on the United States Senate. From Maricopa County to Capitol Hill, this episode lays out exactly why proof of citizenship to register to vote and voter ID for federal elections aren't controversial. 87% of Americans support both, including 73% of Democrats, and the Senate is the last battleground where the fight is being lost. Scott Pressler, founder of Early Vote Action and the activist who led the Pennsylvania ground game that flipped a Senate seat for Dave McCormick, delivers a fiery ultimatum to Republican holdouts including Senator John Cornyn, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Senator Lisa Murkowski. Jenny Beth walks through the bill's full legislative journey from 2024, including the Senate parliamentarian's ruling that ended the talking filibuster strategy, and explains exactly what the SAVE America Act would fix in Arizona's bifurcated ballot system, where over 40,000 people who haven't shown proof of citizenship can still vote in federal races. The episode also includes the moment Jenny Beth received word that shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and her real-time call for prayer and grassroots resolve. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Visit passthesaveamericaact.com to email your senators. The Jenny Beth Show is a production of Tea Party Patriots Action. More at jennybethshow.com and teapartypatriots.org.
Guest: Scott Pressler — founder of Early Vote Action, grassroots conservative organizer, led the Pennsylvania ground operation that helped flip a U.S. Senate seat for Senator Dave McCormick in 2024.
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Timestamped Topic Breakdown:
00:00 — Cold open and Jenny Beth Martin sets up the Arizona rally
00:55 — Scott Pressler opens: flipping the Great State 48 from blue to red
02:02 — Why Republicans must vote early: lessons from 2022
03:34 — Why Scott moved to Pennsylvania to build Early Vote Action
05:55 — How 560,000 early votes flipped a Senate seat for Dave McCormick
06:50 — Test of the Senate's priorities: Road to Housing, Brave Burma, Dignity Act, SAVE America Act
08:39 — Dark Scott emerges: 115 days of trying to be nice are over
09:40 — The ultimatum: pass the SAVE America Act or Cornyn loses Texas on May 26th
11:19 — Senator Cassidy, Indiana redistricting, Murkowski, and Alaska's ranked choice fight
14:25 — Justin Heap, Maricopa County, and the SAVE system
16:24 — Jenny Beth thanks Scott and reflects on his commitment
17:18 — Breaking news: shots fired at the White House and a moment of silence
19:50 — Why we cannot give up on this country
20:53 — How the SAVE America Act got started: Mike Lee, Cleta Mitchell, and Arizona's bifurcated ballot
24:10 — Speaker Johnson's leadership versus the broken Senate
26:37 — 80-plus issues, the talking filibuster, and the parliamentarian's ruling
28:32 — The four Senate Republicans who blocked voter ID
30:03 — If you need a photo ID at the doctor, you can have one for elections
30:54 — Call to action: keep calling, keep recruiting, keep pressuring
32:01 — Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and passthesaveamericaact.com
33:19 — Jenny Beth's closing message to the grassroots
Links Mentioned:
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
passthesaveamericaact.com
jennybethshow.com
teapartypatriots.org
earlyvoteaction.com