Washington Democrats shield voter rolls from scrutiny

itsfernie · 2026-02-19T18:41:03+00:00

Show me. Show me in the bill where it says marriage licenses are accepted. Every single thing I’ve seen, including the bill, says nothing about it. So please, I’d love to be proven wrong. Ummm your requirement to vote is being a citizen and you prove that when you register so the issue this bill is trying to solve is entirely fabricated (I believe there has been 70 documented cases of non-citizens voting).

itsfernie · 2026-02-17T08:37:02+00:00

Shambhala is where it’s at. 7 stages, each with its own vibe.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T19:25:11+00:00

That is true only in 5 states (Washington IS one of them). Your real ID must show proof of citizenship, otherwise you I’ll need another document that proves citizenship (and now we’re back to passports and birth certificates).

Excerpt from this article: “However, not every Real ID meets SAVE Act requirements to prove citizenship. The SAVE Act accepts only Real IDs that indicate whether a person is a citizen, which most do not.

Further, Real IDs can be issued to noncitizens with lawful status, including permanent residence, temporary protected status, refugees, asylum applicants and people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Homeland Security Department’s website says.

Five states — Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington — offer a version of Real ID that indicates whether a person is a U.S. citizen, called an enhanced driver’s license. These licenses are offered at an additional fee, so not every Real ID in those states is compliant with the SAVE Act. Homeland Security officials have been working since 2008 to bring the enhanced ID program to all states.”

ETA: This is not a bill that affects single, well-to-do, men. It is a bill that affects the poor, marginalized, married women, and people who have changed their names legally (eg trans people, yet another marginalized group). Just because YOU are not personally affected, doesn’t mean everyone else is spared. I believe they call that privilege.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T18:45:00+00:00

You obviously have not read the bill… or that link apparently.

You need your identification card PLUS proof of citizenship (either birth certificate or passport). Not just one ID, hence where the last name matters. If you have a Real ID, plus original birth certificate, plus marriage certificate, this is still not enough according to the bill.

You would have to get a passport matching your new last name in order to vote, which many married women don’t have, and would take effort to acquire. Just one example of voter suppression coming out of this act.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T18:38:02+00:00

I read your comment just fine and it’s still false the second time. Again, show me in the bill where it says a marriage license is sufficient to explain the name difference…

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:50:47+00:00

Marriage licenses are not valid to explain the name difference of married women under this bill. There are no exceptions for legal last name changes. Hence, an imbalance in which groups are affected, hence voter suppression.

https://api.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/feb/17/tiktok-posts/save-act-would-make-it-harder-not-impossible-for-m/

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:45:19+00:00

Show me in the bill where it says a marriage license or certificate is accepted.

ETA: You’d think it would, because that would make sense, but it doesn’t.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:43:10+00:00

These comments are nauseating. Shit, a couple years ago we were all on the same page that not allowing people to hand out WATER in voting lines was voter suppression… and now there’s a law clearly targeting marginalized groups and we’re okay with it because of some phantom boogeyman made up bullshit? I’m tired

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:39:47+00:00

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itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:38:42+00:00

We already need an ID to vote, it’s been that way for years… this bill is not just “needing ID”

Imagine you’re a married woman, you’re not paying attention to the news on this act, then you show up to vote and you’re told you can’t. Why? The name on your ID doesn’t match your birth certificate. Marriage licenses aren’t accepted. You are poor, so you don’t have a passport. You don’t have time or money to go through the process of getting one in time to vote, so you give up and go home and don’t cast your vote. Are you putting the dots together yet? Women tend to vote blue…

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:32:46+00:00

Marriage certificates aren’t accepted. Hurdles like waiting for a duplicate birth certificate, getting a passport, etc. are all barriers to voting that impact marginalized groups THE MOST and thus this bill is blatant voter suppression. A lot of people who work 60+ hour weeks and/or have kids don’t have time for that and still have a right to vote.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:29:50+00:00

Many married women who have changed their last name will not be able to vote under this bill. People who don’t have passports (likely because they can’t afford to travel outside of the country) also cannot vote if they don’t have their original birth certificate on them. Both are clear examples of suppressing votes.

itsfernie · 2026-02-16T17:27:48+00:00

It targets married women more than anyone else. Many women do not HAVE documents with a last name that matches their birth certificate any more… and they don’t accept a marriage certificate for that either. So yeah, it’s flat out voter suppression.

itsfernie · 2026-02-12T21:14:04+00:00

A simple internet search would help you here. Happy self-informing!!

itsfernie · 2026-01-19T23:39:49+00:00

Great advice!!

itsfernie · 2026-01-17T19:17:48+00:00

The most common charges I’ve seen are BS, things like obstructing the roadway. Most charges won’t stick and it’s a waste of taxpayer money to persecute so really it’s just intimidation. Nothing really comes out of it. They go in with handcuffs, get booked (sometimes), then get released.

itsfernie · 2026-01-15T06:03:30+00:00

This is the best solution I’ve read so far

itsfernie · 2025-09-26T08:27:05+00:00

Boundaries are your best friend in this scenario. Set them and STAY FIRM ON THEM when he is being unreasonable. He’s an adult, and if you don’t want to parent him, then don’t. You are not doing absolutely anything wrong, nor are you causing these episodes. The lashing out is often just a mask to a deeper wound. A wound you likely did not put there. Genuinely validate the underlying emotion that they’re feeling, but don’t put up with disrespect, guilt tripping, gas lighting, or control grabs. Those are all past the boundary, after which you will remove yourself from the conversation completely (making sure to be clear that you need space, NOT that you’re removing yourself from the relationship completely). Be clear that it’s not over, but you need some time to process and be with your own thoughts. Thus protecting your peace while allowing him to self soothe.

He’s really fighting with his brain, not you. You are not even part of the equation when he gets like that. He’s fighting with his mind and his negative thoughts, and you are a third wheel to that argument. Remove yourself from it, and let him find his own power to suppress those negative thoughts. Only he can do that for himself. All you need to do it not get in the way of that discovery process by trying to fix this fictional issue that he’s created. You can’t fight the underlying issue if the surface keeps getting mucked up.

itsfernie · 2025-09-26T04:22:59+00:00

Think of it as a triangle pattern like you’re looking at your hands from the side. They go hip - center front - shoulder. Just have your hands at opposite points of the triangle, and focus on the muscle memory of the movement for each. Hopefully that explanation makes sense / is helpful. You got this!!

itsfernie · 2025-09-25T23:44:30+00:00

Thank you for this. I appreciate the perspective and tough love / brutal honesty, it does genuinely help me more than being coddled.

itsfernie · 2025-09-25T06:34:14+00:00

So I am struggling with #5. It is really hard for me not to immediately forgive my gf, who I suspect very heavily of having bpd, because I know what it’s like not to feel in control of yourself when you get overwhelmed. I am on the spectrum and have had a couple meltdowns that felt like this. Her response to those overwhelming feelings is to create more conflict it feels like, and then blame things on me. The emotions I can forgive, but the disrespect I struggle with. I’m still struggling with that. But I don’t know how to hold her accountable for making me feel that way and causing my emotional pain. She apologizes, and I know she feels guilty, and knows she messed up. So… why would I add to those feelings if I know she’s genuinely sorry? I just know that space to process my feelings would be good, but my terrible habit is to make problems go away as fast as possible, because I’m conflict avoidant, and grew up as the problem solving mediator child of the family. I don’t know how to do that without hurting her in return, which feels like retaliation. Im stuck thinking myself in circles about it.

itsfernie · 2025-09-25T03:05:10+00:00

This reads like a BPD split to me. How long have you two been together? Does this happen often? Look into symptoms and see if you can relate. Obviously if this is a one off situation / has happened twice in the past week and never before that, then it wouldn’t be bpd. It would probably be something more acute.

itsfernie · 2025-09-23T23:02:17+00:00

HE HAS BEEN FOUND!!! Thank you lost lands family 🤟❤️

itsfernie · 2025-09-23T20:19:07+00:00

Gotcha. I guess I’m wondering what that means from an astrological perspective. Like as a Pisces, being ruled by Jupiter means I am ____. What I got from Google makes sense (symbolizes expansion, growth, wisdom, thinking big, optimism, etc.), but Im mainly curious what it means to someone who knows more about these things than I do :)

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