Senate Could Go Nuclear To Pass SAVE Act | EXPLAINER
Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online! | This week, the senate will debate over whether to pass the SAVE America Act, which would disenfranchise millions of Americans. Trump is pushing them to choose the nuclear option and end the filibuster in order to get it through.
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@LeejaMiller
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
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@IamSamoth
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
didn't notice you had damn near a million subs, gg!
@DougPlummer-tc5ew
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Hey where are you
@mlchemwolf
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Noce info
@Steven-h3n9j
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
This bill will pass via reconciliation in the conference committee.
@MoMo_Pr
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
ok i see you new graphicsssss
@frances-if5fp
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Please let it happen soon 🤞🏽 He's like a black hole sucking oxygen and energy out of our lives and the world.
@JjJj-sr6yp
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
The Epstein client is desperate to get this done to save him from prison.
@javoncurry6831
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
16:01 "Pardon me.
Are you Aaron Burr, sir?"
@airplane312
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Second comment congress should threatened trump with full impeachment if he veto powers
@airplane312
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Even if 1% is fruad and doesn't change the outcome then what difference then ther other 99% that not fraud.
@LizabethMcintire
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Poll tax is illegal
@ivoryas1696
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Man, I was hoping for an addressing of legislation surrounding nuclear power, but… this sounds very important too, so. 👍🏾
@N0tB1nLad3n
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
20:09 history is going to remember Mitch McConnell as the man that opened the gates for all this mess. He’s proud of the fact that his actions shaped the Supreme Court and gave them, and Trump, all this power.
@bobbyc1120
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Leeja, I love your content. I truly appreciate it, and you've taught me a ton of things I didn't know and that seems obvious in retrospect. Such as the reason why undocumented immigrants are entitled to due process.
But we are the choir, and I already know Republicans are trying to take our rights away. That's why I'm here!
Keep doing what you're doing. But I'm not one of the people who needs to hear that I should be afraid. I want the facts. I would love to learn more about nuking the filibuster and how likely it is to happen, for example. I would like to know whether the SAVE act will hurt Democrats the way Republicans say it will. Aren't Trump voters low turnout? In taking away our freedoms, there's a possibility the Republicans score an own goal. I would love to know.
@sky0kast0
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
I'd certainly do hope that he thinks he's above signing things because if the Senate signed sent to his desk and he doesn't sign it it becomes law faster than he would think
@shadonw6180
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
I feel like requiring id goes against the country’s history and tradition
@MadTeaMarie
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
If the SAVE Act passes, it will immediately make voting too expensive for SO many people. Just. Like. That.
@JonathanB138
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
He wants to veto every bill before passing the SAVE Act? That's sounds awesome! No money for Is rael or the Iran War! That works for me!
@emilymartinez8505
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Good job keep up the good work.
@sorcelord65
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Glad it passed.. I got my birth certificate the same day and it took about 20 min. You can register early to vote if its such a big deal and you feel like you'll run into hiccups. Excuses on top of excuses.
@jeffreybarker357
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
The fact filibusters are a thing is a sign we have some crooks holding power.
@MadTeaMarie
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE LEEJA'S EXPLANATION OF HER ADS, GO LOOK. They're on the episode about the possible death of American soft power, and they deserve some form of internet content award. She set a new standard for transparency and respect for her audience. Just had to say that.
@NerdNest83
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
And what happens when the Democrats are in charge again and they try to nuke the filibuster to pass laws to undo Trump's bullshit? Or use the president immunity the SCOTUS gave the president?
@SpinSpin2020
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
I hate trump.
@EnkelriktaOresundsbron
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
You only have a right to vote as an American citizen. And also stop lying married women can simply show their marriage license and birth certificate.
@davidd6660
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Theres no way 70% of americans support the bill. Or voter ID. Its an issue most people dont actually understand. The assertion is clear bullshit.
@jaredleemease
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Girl; the world needs attorneys, now more than impeachment?!🔝
@mooj269
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
8:52 i feel like you're putting too much faith in the democrats (and opposition republicans) when the democrats have been very clearly strategically voting to pass bills with thin margins in order to protect themselves from taking the heat for unpopular legislation. the democrats are very obviously collaborators
@GrilledCheese112
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
If there is one thing you have to give conservatives, its that they are good at deceptively naming things. SAVE america, Alliance defending freedom, etc
@latrodectusmactans7592
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
The Filibuster should have been nuked long ago. People need to get what they vote for. Part of why Senate Republicans feel invincible is that nobody cares about their senator because the senate doesn’t pass legislation because of the filibuster. The only way to get people to care is to make the consequences of senate elections meaningful. If you vote for good policy, it should benefit you. And if you vote for bad policy, it should harm you.
@ShawnFitzpatrick-q8c
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Trump hasn't passed a single bill yet that helps Americans. Trump only cares about himself and how billionaires and corporations can financially fund his agenda. The Save Act will be the nail in the coffin of voters rights. Trump said if you elect me, there will be NO MORE ELECTIONS!
@davebliss6436
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
I no longer believe in any integrity exists in our lawmakers
@Temptit
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Impeachable? USC 18 § 2441 WAR CRIMES.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2441
@beckynadvornick2748
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
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@AbqCommunityOrganizer
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Bernie Sanders is suggesting that the Epstein Files be read into the record during the filibuster #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles
@AKA_Sketch
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Curse the algorithm; paying the comment tax
@matthewjamal
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
People say this Admin is dumb…..nah….this is very meticulously curated to disenfranchise specific groups. They aren’t dumb…..they are bigots.
@erin0033
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
We're fucked.
@daniellescrochet
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
People being in favor of the SAVE Act reminds me of the same people who where so gung ho about doing away with Obama Care and Food Stamps only to realize they were benefiting from those very programs. They honestly thought their affordable care and SNAP programs were something different. I've heard people in favor of this bill and showing ID talking about how they were denied voting because they had moved and not updated their address. It feels like an out of body experience hearing someone talk about how showing ID requirements won't disenfranchise US Citizens while talking about how they, a US Citizen, with a constitutional right to vote were denied the right to vote because of ID requirements.
The ID part of the SAVE act has gotten so much attention, but really worrisome is the potential purging of voter rolls and doing away with absentee voting and drop boxes. I've been voting by mail for decades now. Even before my state switched to that system. I love it, it is fast, easy, and convenient. There is absolutely no reason to force people to go in person to vote on one day. People work, people are parents, people have obligations, and it's not like the SAVE act makes election day a National Holiday, or extends in person voting opportunities to accommodate scheduling conflicts.
In this end the SAVE act is purporting to solve a problem that doesn't exist, and already has systems in place to prevent.
@undertoner385
July 24, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Thumbs down for unethical sponsor choice.