Political comedian Tim Young launches 'IDs Across America' amid election bill clashes
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As partisan clashes over election integrity laws intensify in Texas and other GOP-controlled states, political comedian Tim Young is calling on lawmakers from both parties to back his plan to help Americans obtain valid identification cards.
"I’m tired of the rhetoric that there are thousands of disenfranchised voters because they can’t obtain a voter ID," Young said in an interview with Fox News. "It just seems like there are so many politicians and so many people cashing in on that line, but no one’s actually doing anything to fix the problem, and it’s a very simple problem to fix." Democratic lawmakers have opposed efforts by Republicans to enact voter ID requirements, arguing that proposals limiting what types of identification are acceptable are too restrictive and effectively disenfranchise voters. Republicans say strict voter ID requirements are necessary to protect election integrity. Democrats have been particularly critical of election bills in Texas and Georgia, with President Biden referring to the latter state’s recently passed bill as an example of "Jim Crow in the 21st Century." This week, a group of Texas House Democratic lawmakers left the state and flew to Washington, D.C. to avoid participating in a special session to consider a GOP-backed election bill.More Related News