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orleans

(36,930 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:22 AM 10 hrs ago

"Here's What They're NOT TELLING YOU!" (PoliticsGirl on the save america act & what i did NOT know)

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i thought it was the voter i.d.
it is, but there's also this thing about the federal government getting voter rolls and purging them every month and not telling us when we get wiped from the voter roll so it's a big surprise when we get to the polls and try to vote.
if i heard about that before, i forgot. and that's pretty fucking important so i probably would have remembered.

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"Here's What They're NOT TELLING YOU!" (PoliticsGirl on the save america act & what i did NOT know) (Original Post) orleans 10 hrs ago OP

Leigh is a genius... GiqueCee 7 hrs ago #1

She IS a national treasure! I love her videos! oregonjen 6 hrs ago #4

There was no Mike Johnson clip in there, but that's a good thing... thesquanderer 7 hrs ago #2

i watched the video again and i see that the johnson clip is NOT there (but it was when i posted it) orleans 3 hrs ago #5

I didn't know about the purge part. Bluepinky 7 hrs ago #3

GiqueCee

(4,285 posts)

1. Leigh is a genius...

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:55 AM

7 hrs ago

... at distilling complex issues down to their understandable essence. She's a national treasure.

The SAVE Act she discusses in this clip is, as she says, blatant voter suppression by Republican filth. It has to be stopped.

As if we needed another reason to despise those fucking traitors on the Dark Side of the Aisle.

oregonjen

(3,644 posts)

4. She IS a national treasure! I love her videos!

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:26 AM

6 hrs ago

I don’t have live streaming tv, so I can’t watch CNN. The video clips I’ve seen of her in round table discussions, she mops the floor with everyone! She’s so intelligent, quick witted, doesn’t let anyone steamroll her and makes excellent points. I absolutely love her!

thesquanderer

(13,010 posts)

2. There was no Mike Johnson clip in there, but that's a good thing...

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:36 AM

7 hrs ago

...because I know that Mike Johnson clip, it's a year old and has nothing to do with the SAVE act.

orleans

(36,930 posts)

5. i watched the video again and i see that the johnson clip is NOT there (but it was when i posted it)

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:55 PM

3 hrs ago

so i googled.
ai overview says this:

Based on recent fact-checking reports, the claim that Speaker Mike Johnson was caught on a "hot mic" saying "that would be huge for us" in reference to the SAVE America Act (regarding voter turnout) is misleading.

The Context: The video, which circulated widely in March 2026, was actually an edited clip of a conversation between Mike Johnson and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

What was actually said: The conversation was about an upcoming local election in Louisiana (March 2025) and a high, unexpected turnout for a special amendment vote (anticipating 18% rather than 12%). Johnson commented that an 18% turnout for a local amendment vote would be "huge," not that voter suppression was "huge".

The Misrepresentation: The viral video falsely merged this conversation with the SAVE America Act to suggest the Speaker was admitting to wanting lower voter turnout to secure a Republican victory.

so thanks for pointing this out. i'm gonna try to edit that out from my op

Bluepinky

(2,552 posts)

3. I didn't know about the purge part.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:49 AM

7 hrs ago

Politics Girl explains everything clearly and succinctly.

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