March 17; Sen. Jim Banks speaks on voter IDs in SAVE America Act - Senator Jim Banks (.gov)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of requiring voter ID laws in the United States and how the SAVE America Act would enable this legislation. Banks made the following comments: “Mr. President, there are some things in the world that are so obvious that there’s really no use in debating them. There are things in this world that really ‘go without saying.’ And voter ID laws are one of those things. “Voter ID laws are so obvious. They’re so common sense that it’s shocking that we’re even having a debate on the floor of the United States Senate this week about it. It’s hard to see that there are even two sides to this issue. Unless, of course, you believe that it really is OK for illegal immigrants to vote in our elections. “But how is that even a debate? The Constitution is very clear that only citizens of the United States of America are eligible to vote in our elections. So that debate is already settled. “Indiana already has voter ID laws. Hoosiers have to show an ID when they show up to vote on Election Day, and they have to prove that they are who they say they are when they register to vote in the first place. But it’s not fair to Hoosiers when other states don’t require voter ID. It’s not fair to law-abiding Americans throughout the country because when we allow non-citizens to vote in our federal elections, we dilute the power of the American voter. And that should never be allowed to happen in the United States of America. American elections are for Americans, period.