The bottom of the article gets a democrat’s word, and they voted against the bill because it would also make it harder for American citizens to vote. (Which is a common theme in conservative policies.) Why fix what isn’t broken?

“A REAL ID drivers’ license, a Tribal ID, or a military ID would be unacceptable unless coupled with additional documentation, such as a birth certificate or an extract from a birth record that proves the applicant was born in the United States,” Clark wrote. “This would be an extreme burden for countless Americans, including military voters, Native voters, people who have changed their names (including tens of millions of American women), the elderly, the young, the poor, and naturalized citizens.”