The Diabolical “Save Act” Puts Americans in Chains

Kelleigh Nelson:  Update: The SAVE Act passed in the House. It is being heavily promoted in the Senate and Senior Senator John Thune says it will be voted on. It is dangerous piece of legislation for American citizens.

The SAVE Act actually nullifies what Senator Jacob Howard said when he introduced the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, “Its grant of citizenship would not include persons born in the United States who are foreigners or aliens.”

I would urge everyone to reread the article from September 3, 2024. The Save Act is a precursor to the National ID.

In April the Supreme court hears the case on anchor babies and the 14th amendment.  If they pass this law that negates what Sen. Howard said, will that make anchor babies automatic citizens.  So what will the high court do?

Peter Schweizer, author of The Invisible Coup, breaks down how foreign powers and elites, particularly from China, exploit U.S. birthright citizenship and surrogacy systems to gain long-term political influence.

By Kelleigh Nelson | Originally published September 3, 2024

People who elect corrupt politicians are not victims but accomplices.  —George Orwell

Those who can make you believe absurdities; can make you commit atrocities. —Aristotle

The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks. —C. S. Lewis

Defiance, not obedience, is the American’s answer to overbearing authority.  —Ayn Rand

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong. —Thomas Sowell

Last week, Monica Crowley was subbing for Bannon’s War Room and she interviewed Rep. Chip Roy who was promoting the SAVE Act, a bill he sponsored to prevent non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections.  Roy stated that the SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.  He claimed it would significantly impact election integrity.

H.R.8281 amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993  (NVRA) to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. This bill passed the House on July 10, 2024 and is in the Senate.

My thought in listening to Rep. Roy was that finally he was doing something right.  I found the summary of the bill and sent it to my group lists thinking for the first time Roy was on the right track.  I was wrong, but let me explain why I have never trusted the man. He is promoting Mark Meckler’s Convention of States which is funded by the Koch organizations, Heritage Foundation, American Legislative Exchange Council and more.  See my recent article.  Roy is a close friend of Byron Donalds, who is also backing a new Article V Constitutional Convention. Last October, when a new House Speaker was being considered, Roy nominated Donalds whose top aide and best friend, Larry Wilcoxson, is a felon with a long list of criminal activities.

After I sent the SAVE Act info to my group lists, I received an email from Joanna Martin telling me that I’d better read the full bill and not just the summary because the full bill is poison.  Joanna knows what she’s talking about. She’s a retired attorney and a retired Army JAG officer.  I just read the full bill and was gob smacked. All bills are written in legalese which makes life difficult for the common man, but when Joanna tells me a bill is rotten, I listen because she’s been proven right time and again.

She clarified this bill for me in easy-to-understand layman’s language.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment doesn’t grant citizenship status to everybody who is born here.  When Congress passed it, they specifically discussed that it wouldn’t make American Indians US citizens even though they were born here.  That was because Indians weren’t “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” – they were subject to the jurisdiction of their Tribes. 

When the French ambassador’s lovely wife gives birth to a child here, that child is not “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” – the child is subject to the jurisdiction of France. 

When illegal aliens breach our Borders and invade our land, and then give birth here, their children are not “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” because the parents are here illegally.  Their children are subject to the jurisdiction of the Country the invaders left.  That’s why all of them can be (and should be) deported. The children are not US citizens.

When American Missionaries, or Diplomats, or military personnel, etc. have a child born abroad, their child is NOT subject to the jurisdiction of the Country in which the child is born. Their child is born a US Citizen. This is an ancient Principle.     

But the SAVE Act violates Section 1 of the 14th Amendment because it provides that anyone born here is a “US Citizen” and will be eligible to vote in federal elections. So, the children of those 10 to 40 million illegals who have invaded our Country would be eligible to vote in all federal elections. The child of the French ambassador and his Wife would be eligible to vote here – and I expect under French law, the child would be eligible to vote in France as well. 

(Just like Dr. Mehmet Oz is a citizen of Turkey and America and votes in both countries.)

So, the SAVE Act isn’t about prohibiting non-citizens from voting – what it really does is to make US citizens out of everybody who is born in the United States.  All the Islamists and CCP males who breach our borders – their children would be “US Citizens” and eligible to vote. That’s the “hidden” agenda behind the SAVE Act.   

I expect that most people supporting the SAVE Act have no idea what it really does.  But I assure you that whoever drafted this nasty bit of poison knew exactly what it would do.

The SAVE Act actually nullifies what Senator Jacob Howard said when he introduced the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, “Its grant of citizenship would not include persons born in the United States who are foreigners or aliens.”

Documentary Proof to Vote

This Act would cause women who have married and changed their surnames to go through the same thing they’re going through to get the Driver’s License ID to fly or enter a federal building.  You can read about the DL insanity I’ve gone through to attain the special ID here and here.  American citizens are being penalized, and there is an ulterior motive in making us believe we must have the Real ID.

Section 2 is the most significant part of the SAVE Act. It would amend the NVRA, which currently prohibits states from requiring documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) from applicants that register under the NVRA’s registration provisions to mandate states require Americans to provide DPOC to register to vote in federal elections. These provisions will apply to all new registrants across the United States—including already-registered voters who update their registration as the result of a move, a name change, or a party switch.

The difficulty is again for women whose certified birth certificates would not work with the driver’s license for people who have changed their names—including tens of millions of married women and complications if the woman was previously divorced and remarried.  The end result is the nightmare of the Real ID again, only this time to register to vote.

This bill puts a heavy burden on American citizens who were born here.  The democrats have some valid problems with the bill, and I agree with portions of them. I highly doubt it will pass in the Senate.  Nevertheless, the SAVE Act as written, should not have even passed the House!

I phoned my congressman’s office, but no one was available to talk about the bill and no one apparently understands what this bill does to American citizens despite the fact it had already passed the House.

Congressman Tim Burchett sent me a letter which stated the following:

Federal elections must be lawful, without fraud or tampering, and must only be engaged in by American citizens. I believe fair elections are the cornerstone of our republic.

H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, was introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) on May 7, 2024. This bill would require individuals provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. You may be interested to know H.R. 8281 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 10, 2024, and was referred to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.

Unfortunately, the nightmare so many have had with the Real ID Driver’s License is compounded in this Act and requires the same validations for a voter’s registration card. So, if you choose NOT to get the Real ID Driver’s License, you will still have to jump through the same hoops for a voter’s registration card should the SAVE Act pass in the senate and be signed by the president.

Real ID or National ID Card

Former Congressman Sam Rohrer interviewed Twila Brase, and the subject of the Real ID turning into your “National ID Card” was discussed.

The Real ID Act was passed in 2005 midway through the Bush administration and after 9/11. It remolded the entire US intelligence community and expanded nearly all of them in the areas of surveillance, tracking, monitoring, eroding and violating of US citizens’ rights. All the while, it grants open access to illegal aliens and enemy combatants flooding across our open borders. It’s a one-sided change, not to assure freedom or safety, but to the contrary, spying on and controlling American citizens.

Globalist proponents give money to the states, to the governors, to the legislatures, and they give up their constitutional obligations. Some states then began to implement the provisions of the Real ID Act, whose purpose was to create a national database of drivers and a standardized way to read the licenses. Certain governors began to push back against this thinly veiled effort to force through, what is in essence a forbidden and always a taboo, a National ID Card.

Due to resistance, several deadlines for implementation have come and gone.  Most states have refused to allocate state tax dollars to mandate this dangerous and unnecessary federal ID card that has an estimated implementation cost of $23 billion. There is now a new deadline promoted by the globalists in our federal and state governments, of May 7, 2025.

When Obama came in, they came up with this clever idea that you cannot fly without an ID.  Legislators didn’t stand up for their people.  If you have a “Star Card” type of Real ID Driver’s License, it is a federal identification and tracking card.

The globalists are getting tired of the delays and will shove this through causing a nightmare at airports one day. What people don’t realize is that there are 16 different IDs that can get you on an airplane.  It is on the TSA website.  One of them is a passport, so realistically, American citizens will need a passport to fly anywhere in their own country.  Remember when we thought of this as a “communist plot?”

The Real ID card distinctive is that the photograph that is taken is a facial recognition, digitized photograph taken in a special way that is linked to actual international standards that come out of the United Nations.  Remember too, that United Nations Agenda 21/30 wants to eliminate all travel, including cars.  They want you walking or riding your bicycle for their climate change lie of “saving the planet,” when in reality, it’s all about control.

Their ultimate goal is to put this on your phone, control your life through your phone, digitize the Real ID and have it at a national level. This is very, very dangerous to America.  All of us must refuse the real ID or exchange the one that you have and get the old-style regular DL.

The Real ID would ultimately be for medical care, for purchases, for registering at a hotel, for everything.  And once it’s digitized, like in the CCP, they can shut you out with a flip of the switch.

Conclusion

The goal ultimately is to socialize/communize every facet of societal convenience or interaction, where the government literally owns and controls it all.

Do I want the Real ID? No.  Will I pursue renewing my passport?  Yes.

Remember being taught, “No Taxation Without Representation?” It is why we fought an eight-year War for Independence from Great Britain.

We’re there again.  Tell your Senators, your representatives, your governor and your state legislators, we don’t want another piece of legislation that inhibits individual freedom including the Real ID and the SAVE Act!

In January of 1814, former President Thomas Jefferson said, “Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.”

© 2024 Kelleigh Nelson – All Rights Reserved

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  2. New York City, NY — In a dazzling display of progressive consistency that has left logicians weeping into their safe spaces, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Voter ID laws as “Jim Crow 2.0” and “a racist assault on democracy itself,” while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani simultaneously declared that no one will be hired to shovel snow unless they bring two forms of ID, their Social Security card, and pass a full federal background check.
    “Requiring identification to vote is straight-up racist voter suppression,” Schumer thundered from a secure, ID-checked location. “Minorities simply cannot be expected to possess or present government documents when the fate of our republic hangs in the balance. That’s why we must protect the sacred ballot from any barrier whatsoever — especially something as oppressive as proof you are who you say you are.”
    When pressed on the snow-shoveling mandate, Mayor Mamdani shrugged and explained the obvious distinction: “Shoveling snow is serious, high-stakes work that affects public safety. We can’t just let random, unvetted people wander around with shovels near bus stops and fire hydrants. Two forms of ID, a Social Security card, and a federal background check are the absolute bare minimum. This isn’t racism — this is responsible governance.”
    Progressive activists agreed the two policies have nothing in common. “Voting is a fundamental right that should require zero effort,” said one prominent organizer who had just cleared a background check to protest outside a DSNY garage. “But temporary $15-an-hour snow removal? That’s basically a national security position. You need layers of verification or the whole city could melt.”
    At press time, Gabe Owners of TDS News was personally denied a snow-shoveling gig after producing only one form of ID and a library card, confirming once again that some IDs are more equal than others.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/18Fv1a9F52/?mibextid=wwXIfr

  4. hold back the dawn has a scene where a mexican applicant gets citizenship because she gave birth in the part of immigration office that was on the American side of the border. Was this possible?

    AI Overview

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    Yes, the scene in Hold Back the Dawn (1941) where a child is born on the American side of an immigration office (or in a border area) to non-citizen parents was based on the legal principle of jus soli (law of the soil), which makes the child an American citizen at birth.
    American Immigration Council
    American Immigration Council
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    Here is the breakdown of the legality and historical context:
    Birthright Citizenship: Under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, anyone born within the United States—regardless of the citizenship status of their parents—is a U.S. citizen, provided they are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S.. This was affirmed by the Supreme Court in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
    The Scene in Context: The film features a character (a pregnant woman) whose goal is to have her baby born in the U.S. to gain citizenship, which was a common strategy known as “birth tourism”. While the setting of the office in the film is likely dramatic license regarding the exact, precise inch of the border, the legal principle that a birth on U.S. soil confers citizenship is accurate.
    Immigration Context (1940s): The film, written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, depicts the intense frustration of immigrants waiting in Mexico due to strict quotas established by the Immigration Act of 1924, making this “backdoor” to citizenship a compelling plot point.
    American Immigration Council
    American Immigration Council
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    Important Distinctions:
    While the child becomes a U.S. citizen, the birth does not automatically grant U.S. citizenship or legal status to the parent.
    The scene reflects a dramatic,, and highly stressful,, scenario of the era where desperate people sought any legal avenue to cross the border.
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Council on Foreign Relations
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  5. I don’t understand all this flap about national ID. The government already knows more about each of us than we know about ourselves. As far as flying across the good ole USA. An 18-year-old with a learner’s permit and a birth certificate boarded a plane and flew across America, an actual runaway but of legal age. WOW. ALL our governments are corrupt at every level. What they did to DR. REINER FUELLMICH they can do to any of us at any time, and there is not a damm thing you can do about it.

    • @Tanna

      true? An 18-year-old with a learner’s permit and a birth certificate boarded a plane and flew across America, an actual runaway but of legal age

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      Yes, this scenario is plausible. An 18-year-old in the U.S. is considered an adult and can travel independently, but they are required by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to present a valid, government-issued photo ID (like a learner’s permit) for domestic flights. While a birth certificate alone is not a photo ID, a valid state-issued learner’s permit with a photo is generally accepted by the TSA.
      Reddit
      Reddit
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      Key Considerations for this Scenario:
      Age 18 Rule: Once a traveler turns 18, they must show a valid photo ID, whereas minors under 18 often do not need to present identification.
      Documentation: A learner’s permit typically functions as a state-issued photo ID, making it acceptable for flying, provided it is not expired. A birth certificate is not a photo ID and is usually insufficient on its own for an 18-year-old.
      Legal Standing: At 18, a person is legally an adult, so running away is not considered a crime of running away (as it would be for a minor), and they are not restricted from traveling by air.
      Alternative Processes: If an 18-year-old loses their ID, the TSA has identity verification processes, but having a photo learner’s permit makes this much easier.
      Reddit
      Reddit
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      What’s corrupt about that? And what do you mean by “runaway?.”

      “The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to 18. It prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens 18 years or older on account of age. This amendment established 18 as the national voting age, recognizing that 18-year-olds are adults bearing adult responsibilities.
      Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (.gov)
      Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (.gov)
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      Key Details Regarding the 18-Year-Old Vote:
      Context: Passed rapidly in 1971 to address the “old enough to fight, old enough to vote” argument during the Vietnam War.
      Effect: It granted18-year-olds the right to vote in all federal, state, and local elections.
      Legal Adulthood: While the 26th Amendment focuses on voting, 18 is generally considered the age of majority in the U.S., where individuals gain control over their own actions and legal affairs.
      The National Constitution Center
      The National Constitution Center
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    • @Tanna

      “ In September 2022, Viviane Fischer, a partner with Fuellmich on the “Corona Investigative Committee” alleged that Fuellmich had embezzled funds raised for the committee by overbilling for his legal services. Fuellmich denied the allegations and claimed that they were politically motivated in order to sabotage this committee and its investigation of so-called deep state involvement in the global COVID-19 response. An arrest warrant was issued in March 2023, when Fuellmich was in Mexico. Later in October, he was extradited to Germany and then arrested. In April 2025, he was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.[8] His licence to practise law was revoked.[9]”

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiner_Fuellmich

      Granted, it may have been a political witch-hunt though it was a colleague on the same committee who reported him for overbilling and embezzling from the committee to investigate Corona, but how does that implicate the U.S. since he was extradited from Mexico to Germany, and what does that have to do with the SAVE ACT?

  7. what is the difference between the real ID and the enhanced ID

    The primary difference is that an Enhanced ID (EDL) acts as a passport alternative for land/sea border crossings from Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, whereas a REAL ID only allows domestic air travel and federal building access. Both meet federal security standards (starting May 7, 2025), but Enhanced IDs require proof of citizenship and cost \(\approx \$30\) more. Key Differences: Border Crossing: Enhanced IDs (EDL) allow land/sea entry from Canada/Mexico/Caribbean, while REAL IDs do not.Validity: Both are valid for domestic flights and entry into secure federal buildings/military bases.Eligibility: Enhanced IDs are typically only available to U.S. citizens.Cost & Appearance: Enhanced IDs often cost more (\(\approx \$30\) extra in NY) and feature a U.S. flag, whereas REAL IDs have a star in the top right.Technology: Enhanced IDs contain a RFID chip for faster border processing. Which one to choose? Get a REAL ID if: You only need to fly within the U.S. or enter federal buildings and want to avoid extra fees.Get an Enhanced ID if: You frequently drive to Canada or Mexico and want to skip carrying a passport. 

    As of May 7, 2025, all 50 U.S. states are compliant with the REAL ID Act, meaning they issue REAL ID-compliant licenses.
    However, the states that offer Enhanced Driver’s Licenses (EDLs)—which are a higher security, alternative document to a REAL ID, often used for land/sea border crossings—are limited to just five states:
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    New York
    Vermont
    Washington
    Key Takeaways:
    All other 45 states (plus DC and territories) primarily offer standard licenses and REAL ID-compliant licenses (usually marked with a star), but not Enhanced IDs.
    If you do not have a REAL ID or an Enhanced ID from one of the five states above, you will need an alternative, such as a U.S. Passport, to board domestic flights.
    Starting Feb 1, 2026, travelers without a compliant ID may pay a $45 fee for extra identity verification at TSA checkpoints.

    AI Overview

    Since I’m from one of the five states and I got
    it years ago when it first became available, even though I never go anywhere, you can’t have too much ID – if lost or stolen, you need ID to get ID and you can’t even fill a prescription without it- I’m a 4th generation New Yorker, though both my parents were foreigners, my father from Hungary and my mother from Brooklyn – the next time some dude or gal with a foreign accent so thick you could cut it with a knife, says to me, “What are you doing here? I can challenge him/her/it/to whom it mayconcern to an enhanced id duel and with my hand over my id holster, crouched in readiness, squinting against the noonday sun, I can taunt back: “you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”

    • Also, the RealID driver’s/non-drivers license only proves the holder was in the country legally at the time it was issued.

      They should have made the enhanced ID avaiable in all 50 states, not just the RealID which is useless for voting purposes, except to keep people from voting in more than one pollling place in the same election. If there is a national database for comparison. Unless they have the same name. Everybody has a different name, of course.

      So, you still need to bring state issued IDs that prove, identity, address, and citizenship status just like when you apply for a driver’s/non-drivers ID. So, passport or passport card. The Enhanced ID combines driver’s license and passport card, and is also available for non-drivers. The passport card proves identity and citizenship status but not address and is only good for re-entering the country by sea or land not air. I use it when I leave Manhattan (just kidding.)