Rick Scott Wants GOP to Ram Democrats Politically for Opposing SAVE Act

In a letter to his colleagues, a leading GOP senator indicated Republicans should use Democrat opposition to the SAVE America as a political tool against them, telling Americans the opposition party likes “fraud.”

“I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward, but here is mine. Every day we are in session from now until the election, we should take a vote on the following,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wrote in the letter. “Either the existing SAVE America Act or portions of it such as voter ID or requiring proof of citizenship before registering to vote. We need to make it clear Republicans want election security and Democrats want fraud.”

Scott’s letter, which was addressed to his Republican Senate colleagues, comes as a call to action for conservatives who have failed to pass the SAVE America Act since it was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives three times.

“We have to demonstrate what Republicans stand for and what Democrats stand for through action, not rhetoric,” Scott added.

Despite holding the majority and having more than 50 votes to pass the law, Republicans are held hostage “to a 60-vote threshold rule, known as the filibuster, that was not in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence, but instead made by some guys in the Senate in the 1970’s,” Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told the Daily Signal.

Trump has called for abolishing the filibuster numerous times in the past.

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“Republicans, Democrats, and Independents overwhelmingly want voter ID for elections and only Americans to be able to register for elections, the main components of the SAVE America Act,” Scott added in his letter. “Our country saw what happened to Spencer Pratt, where individuals on Skid Row were paid to vote for Karen Bass.”

Pratt, a Republican, lost the Los Angeles mayor jungle primary race by a narrow margin after having a large lead election night over Nithya Raman. His lead disappeared as the vote tally dragged on for several days.

“Colombia just had an election with only paper ballots, no mail-in ballots, voter ID, proof of citizenship. They counted the ballots in three hours. That sounds like what President Trump has been proposing,” Scott added.

“President Trump has stated time and again the importance of election security. He thinks it is the most important issue that we need to tackle before the November elections,” Scott added. “We have less than six months until the midterms. Republicans are not united in eliminating the filibuster to pass Republican priorities.”

Other conservative priorities outlined in the letter, which Scott believes should be championed by Senate Republicans ahead of the midterms if they want to hold the majority in the following Congress, include combating fraud, preventing another government shutdown, and reducing taxes.

“[We need to focus on] a clean continuing resolution to fund the government at least until after the November election,” Scott wrote. “We need to make it clear to all Americans that Democrats want to shut down government and don’t care how it impacts federal workers or the economy and Republicans want to fund the government.”

“Republicans want to fund the government, secure our borders, deport illegal criminals, secure our elections, reduce the size of government, eliminate fraud and waste, balance the budget, and reduce taxes,” the Florida senator wrote.

“Democrats stand for open borders, illegal criminals, shutting down government, higher taxes, big government, fraud, waste, and inflation caused by massive government spending,” Scott continued, adding that Republicans “need to show voters that we are listening to them and will fight for their priorities whether any Democrats vote with us or not.”