dont read something into the SAVE act that isnt there..
there is no requirement to provide a US birth certificate.
what is required is to provide PROOF OF US CITIZENSHIP.
To become a US Citizen, you do indeed have to prove who you are beforehand.. which isnt unreasonable..
The myth of cost and complexity is just that.. a myth.. If you are a foreign national that has come to the US and has obtained the right to vote (i.e. became a US Citizen) you have already provided those documents..
If you are a naturally born US Citizen, poll after poll and study after study prove that the D argument that "women", "minorities", etc are disadvantaged prove otherwise..
Would it be an inconvenience for some? sure.. but impossible? hardly...
In this day and age its actually easier than its ever been before... not just to obtain official ID, but to actually vote..
150 years ago good luck getting someone born in Oregon that now lives in Minnesota a birth certificate in a reasonable period of time.. not to mention that records werent great 150 years ago and some people were never issued birth certificates..
Today its a matter of going online..
People literally have to provide ID to file their taxes.. another requirement of all US Citizens..
Somehow everyone that wants a tax return figures it out..
Every state in the Union has a website that allows you to obtain a birth certificate.. a few are below..
www.dshs.texas.gov
and many states also use commercial products to assist people in obtaining their birth certificates if they cant figure it out on their own
With VitalChek, easily order your government-issued vital records online including birth certificates, marriage records, death records and divorce records.
www.vitalchek.com