Mike Lee Applies Democrats’ Voter ID Logic to Everyday Life [WATCH]

Sen. Mike Lee defended the SAVE AMERICA Act and pushed back on criticism that its identification requirements are too burdensome, arguing that similar or stricter documentation standards are already common in everyday life.

Lee addressed what he described as repeated objections centered on the difficulty of obtaining identification documents to prove citizenship at the time of voter registration or presenting a government-issued photo ID at the time of voting.

“Try to imagine for a second the kind of chaos that would ensue if you took the arguments in opposition to the SAVE AMERICA Act, the argument that almost always focuses on the supposed difficulty of procuring identification documents, whether documents to prove citizenship at the time of registration, or a government issued photo ID at the time of voting,” Lee said.

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He compared those requirements to other situations in which Americans are required to verify their identity or citizenship, including when starting a new job.

“Imagine if you applied that to any of the other myriad contexts in which it’s required to prove who you are, either when you fill out an i nine form when you start a new job, or every American when starting a new job with a new employer, you have to fill out an i nine form, which has very rigid documentation requirements to establish your US citizenship,” Lee said.

Lee argued that the documentation standards under the SAVE AMERICA Act are less strict than those required for an I-9 form.

“Now the SAVE AMERICA acts documentation requirements for citizenship are infinitely more flexible, easier to comply with than those accompanying the I nine,” he said.

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He continued by suggesting that removing identification requirements in other areas would be widely rejected.

“Imagine if the reaction there were just okay, nobody has to prove that. Imagine if nobody had to prove anything anytime, when they boarded a plane, when they bought a hunting or a fishing license, when they picked up payment, made withdrawals from a bank, when they did a background check, when purchasing a firearm, any of those things you’d be you’d be laughed at if you said, some people might find it difficult to comply. Therefore, we’re not going to require any identification or documentation at all.”

Lee dismissed the objections to the SAVE AMERICA Act as unfounded.

“This is nonsense. It’s doubly nonsense given that the SAVE AMERICA Act makes these things really, really easy to comply with. It is. It is not at all hard. It’s so much more flexible than the opponents of the SAVE AMERICA Act are suggesting. So keep that in mind.”

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