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BumRushDaShow

(169,490 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:02 AM Mar 8

Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes

Source: The Hill

03/08/26 9:00 AM ET


President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

“I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY – ILLNESS, DISABILITY…,” the president wrote in his Sunday morning Truth Social post.

The leader has pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to use a talking filibuster to pass the bill, which was approved by the House in February. The filibuster would force Democrats to speak continuously on the Senate floor to delay a vote on the bill. But, once they cede the floor, Republicans could circumvent the need for a 60-vote majority and pass the measure with just 51 votes.

On Sunday, Trump again urged Thune to use this tactic to get the bill across the finish line.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5773642-trump-save-act-senate-pressure/



Good. Because there is a little thing in the Constitution that his administration refuses to read or abide by, that will have legislation passed by Congress, automatically become law after 10 days if not signed (unless it's at the end of a session and/or Congress is not in session (and they won't technically "go out of session" since they do "Pro Forma/gavel in-gavel out sessions when recessed), when it would revert to being a "pocket veto" (typically before the change to a new Congressional session at the end of a calendar year).

Article I

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Section 7.

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If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

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https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei

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Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 8 OP
In the words of Bugs Bunny: "What a Maroon!" Tim S Mar 8 #1
Good point surfered Mar 8 #2
Cheat for me or I'm going to hold my breathe!!!!! Chasstev365 Mar 8 #3
Um,......... oh nevermind. aeromanKC Mar 8 #4
Ok............... Lovie777 Mar 8 #5
Just what I was thinking. nt Exp Mar 8 #19
At last! Doing something for the good of the nation! NM Grins Mar 8 #22
What bills? This congress does nothing. Ferrets are Cool Mar 8 #6
I guess Republican voters are shit out of luck then. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 8 #7
They'll simply lie... Hugin Mar 8 #10
Well... okay. QueerDuck Mar 8 #8
I think everyone is ok with that. Please proceed Mr. Trump... Multichromatic Mar 8 #9
True Deminpenn Mar 8 #23
Are there any significant bills pending? Fiendish Thingy Mar 8 #11
They are marking up the FY27 appropriations bills BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #25
Fine. Chances are he'd never have anything beneficial coming from a GOP Congress to sign anyway. Vinca Mar 8 #12
"Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes" J_William_Ryan Mar 8 #13
Cutting his nose off to spite his face? karynnj Mar 8 #14
More like the SAVE TRUMP'S ASS Act. Qutzupalotl Mar 8 #15
Here's our answer: "I'm not learning your damned language!" FakeNoose Mar 8 #16
If you don't play by my rules . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 8 #17
Will Thune comply with "Speaking Filibuster" demand? pat_k Mar 8 #18
Add to that, no other business will occur during that "talking filibuster". BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #26
That little punk sure likes to threaten and demand. Talitha Mar 8 #20
If Schumer had any guts he would threaten Thune jgmiller Mar 8 #21
Perfect liberalgunwilltravel Mar 8 #24
Project 2025: THE MAN votes for the family. Married women shouldn't vote. CousinIT Mar 8 #27
Good. Anything republicans want to sign into law is garbage anyway. nt TBF Mar 8 #28
trump is going to need more money for his war sooner than later LetMyPeopleVote Mar 8 #29
WARS (plural) BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #31
Good Mz Pip Mar 8 #30
He means the "Safeguard Republican Electoral Cheating" bill, doesn't he? /nt artemisia1 Mar 8 #32
Is this supposed to be a bad thing? C_U_L8R Mar 8 #33
At this point NOT signing any of his lame ass bills is a good thing Ritabert Mar 8 #34
Ok mcar Mar 8 #35
And this is a bad thing because..........................? MarineCombatEngineer Mar 8 #36
To add huge weight to his threat, he should also threaten to.... BobTheSubgenius Mar 9 #37

Lovie777

(22,946 posts)
5. Ok...............
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:15 AM
Mar 8

it's not like shithole signs bills for the betterment of the country and citizens.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,881 posts)
7. I guess Republican voters are shit out of luck then.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:43 AM
Mar 8

Republican voters, especially married women, prefer mail-in voting.

I wonder if married Republican Senators with wives who took their names, or with married daughters, will like the fact that their husbands/fathers will PREVENT them from voting?

Donald Trump cannot hold his breath for more than 15 seconds at this stage because there is no way this passes the US Senate with 60 votes.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,145 posts)
11. Are there any significant bills pending?
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:08 AM
Mar 8

Other than the SAVE act, and the supplemental appropriations bill for DHS?

This congress has sent a record low number of bills to the president, and I don’t expect that to change before the midterms, unless the debt ceiling needs to be raised or a continuing resolution is passed on the budget next fall.

I guess no more post offices will get renamed this year…

BumRushDaShow

(169,490 posts)
25. They are marking up the FY27 appropriations bills
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:46 PM
Mar 8

AND the lapsed 5-year appropriation Farm Bill, that is on its own C.R. for another year. That "extension" is an extension of the extension on the 2018 Farm Bill, the last one that was actually passed (that itself was a late version of the 2013 one that finally passed in 2014). They never did a 2023 one.

It has all the farm subsidies and food programs like SNAP, etc.

Vinca

(53,954 posts)
12. Fine. Chances are he'd never have anything beneficial coming from a GOP Congress to sign anyway.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:20 AM
Mar 8

J_William_Ryan

(3,483 posts)
13. "Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes"
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:24 AM
Mar 8

Good.

Any measure passed by a Republican Congress shouldn’t be signed into law.

karynnj

(60,956 posts)
14. Cutting his nose off to spite his face?
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:25 AM
Mar 8

Very few bills passing the current Congress have much Democratic support. The bills he won't sign are then Republican bills.

Qutzupalotl

(15,817 posts)
15. More like the SAVE TRUMP'S ASS Act.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
Mar 8

He knows he'll be investigated and impeached with a Democratic Congress. This is panic masquerading as bravado.

The act as described would violate state sovereignty regarding election methods, which could be blocked by the courts as being unconstitutional.

“When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” That's still true, but only if the vote is stronger than their suppression efforts.

pat_k

(13,329 posts)
18. Will Thune comply with "Speaking Filibuster" demand?
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 12:04 PM
Mar 8

And do they even have 50 votes + Vance for SAVE?

With a speaking filibuster if each opponent of the bill speaks for at least 12 hours, that only gets you 80 days or so (Thune can recess instead of adjourning to keep the same legislative day, and a Senator can only speak twice on the same "day"

If Thune does, the felon may regret it as the filibuster generates daily news with best bits going viral and endless speculation on how long they can go -- with highly motivated and fit Senators vying to break Bookers record.

BumRushDaShow

(169,490 posts)
26. Add to that, no other business will occur during that "talking filibuster".
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:51 PM
Mar 8

And Jeff Merkley got close to Booker's record by going 22 hours last October - Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown

jgmiller

(687 posts)
21. If Schumer had any guts he would threaten Thune
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 12:32 PM
Mar 8

That if he does this then he should kill the fillibuster entirely otherwise Dems will block ever single bill and nominee until 2029. Mutually assured desstruction does work well.

CousinIT

(12,520 posts)
27. Project 2025: THE MAN votes for the family. Married women shouldn't vote.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:51 PM
Mar 8

This is THE reason for the SAVE Act: disenfranchising married women. And they won't stop there.

It's the plan. It has nothing to do with "election integrity", or "voter fraud", or "illegals voting". This bill is the first attempt to overturn the 19th Amendment.

BumRushDaShow

(169,490 posts)
31. WARS (plural)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 04:48 PM
Mar 8

since he is still threatening to continue "warring" in Venezuela while building up to go into Mexico, invading Ecuador, warning about an overthrow in Cuba, and I expect Greenland hasn't been taken off the table.

BobTheSubgenius

(12,214 posts)
37. To add huge weight to his threat, he should also threaten to....
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:46 PM
Mar 9

....hold his breath until his face turns blue. Or whatever colour would be created after working its way through an orange surface.

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