近期，参议院民主党人否决了选民身份证法案，这为共和党人在中期选举中提供了新的舆论武器。这一举措使得共和党与一项在全国范围内广泛推行且深受两党选民欢迎的政策背道而驰。共和党人对此持怀疑态度，认为民主党人之所以反对该法案，是因为参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默及其同僚不愿在中期选举前夕让共和党得逞。
Senate Democrats’ recent rejection of voter ID is giving Republicans fresh ammunition in the midterm fight, putting them on the opposite side of a practice that is common across the country and broadly popular with voters in both parties. Republicans have developed a cynical view of why Democrats won’t play ball with voter ID, arguing that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus don’t want to give the GOP a win heading into the midterm elections.
印第安纳州共和党参议员吉姆·班克斯对福克斯新闻表示：“民主党人会投票反对该法案，因为他们不想让总统获得胜利，也不想让共和党得逞。他们甚至不惜牺牲国家的利益。”
"Democrats are gonna vote against it because they don't want to give the president a win," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital. "They don’t want to give Republicans a win. They'll screw the country and stuff."
数十名众议院民主党议员也反对将禁止国会议员内幕交易与联邦选民身份证法案捆绑提出的提案。此前几个月，共和党人曾试图推动《拯救美国法案》的通过，该法案对唐纳德·特朗普总统而言至关重要，但屡次遭到舒默及民主党人的否决。今年早些时候，民主党人虽承认选民身份证制度本身并无不妥，却对共和党的推行方式持异议；舒默甚至将《拯救美国法案》称作“新版种族隔离法”，声称其会剥夺黑人和少数族裔的投票权。
DOZENS OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS REJECT BILL FUSING CONGRESSIONAL STOCK BAN WITH FEDERAL VOTER ID Republicans' latest attempt to pass a federal voter ID law, which was paired with another popular issue to ban insider trading in Congress, comes months after initially launching their push to pass the SAVE America Act, a high priority for President Donald Trump that Schumer and Democrats have time and again rejected. Earlier this year, Democrats argued that voter ID isn’t so bad, it’s just how Republicans were approaching it that they disagreed with — Schumer dubbed the SAVE America Act "Jim Crow 2.0" and contended it would disenfranchise Black and Brown voters.
他在一次新闻发布会上称：“民主党人支持选民身份证制度，事实上，几年前我们提出的《投票自由法案》中便包含了相关内容。”
"Democrats support voter ID," Schumer said on a press call earlier this year. "In fact, we included it, and it is included, in our Freedom to Vote legislation several years ago."
然而随着时间推移，这项原本深受选民支持的举措却成了民主党人坚决抵制的目标。目前，全美已有36个州实行选民身份证制度：其中23个州要求出示带照片的身份证件，另有13个州接受银行对账单等其他形式的身份证明。在这些州中，有9个州的参议员为民主党人。
INSIDE THE SENATE'S CHAOTIC ALL-NIGHTER THAT LEFT TRUMP'S SAVE AMERICA ACT ON THE SHELF But as the months have dragged on, an issue that voters overwhelmingly support has become a place for Democrats to dig their heels into the dirt against. Requiring identification to vote is already a practice in 36 states.
“我们早就有了，”弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩对福克斯新闻数字频道说道，“弗吉尼亚州的选民身份证法深受民众欢迎。”他接着说：“实际上几乎每个州都有类似的选民身份证法。那么，对于那些已经在实施该制度的州来说，难道还需要联邦层面出台一个‘一刀切’的规定吗？”
Of those, 23 require photo ID, while 13 accept another form of identification, such as a bank statement. Nine of those states have Democratic senators. "We already have it," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Fox News Digital. "I mean, Virginia has a voter ID law that our citizens really like." "Virtually every state has a voter ID law," he continued.
舒默及民主党人士声称支持推行选民身份证制度，却又阻挠共和党提出的相关修正案。共和党人则认为，民主党人的抵制背后另有图谋：强制实施选民身份证制度会直接影响他们的一部分选民基础——非法移民，进而降低他们在联邦选举中的胜算。
"So, what, there has to be a one size fits all federal thing for states [that[ are already doing this?" SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS SAY THEY SUPPORT VOTER ID, THEN BLOCK GOP AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE IT Republicans say that the Democratic resistance has a more nefarious intent.
“显然，民主党人希望让舞弊行为更容易发生，”怀俄明州共和党参议院多数党督导约翰·巴拉索对福克斯新闻数字频道说道，“而共和党人则希望简化投票流程，同时确保无人能够舞弊。这就是我们在选民身份证问题上的立场——这甚至算不上一个80%对20%分歧的问题。”
Requiring voter ID would allegedly nuke some of their voter base, illegal immigrants, and therefore lower their chances of winning in federal elections. "Well, it's evident Democrats want to make it easier to cheat," Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News Digital. " Republicans want to make it easier to vote, make sure nobody's cheating.
巴拉索指出，在日常生活中，从登机到购买啤酒，甚至参加本届选举期间民主党候选人举办的集会，都需要出示身份证件。他说道：“但我们现在需要做的，就是选出更多共和党人来赢得选举，确保有和我们一样理解民众诉求的人掌权——那就是：投票时必须出示带照片的身份证件。”
And that's where we are on this voter ID, an 80/20 issue or not even more." Barrasso argued that identification is required in several mundane instances of life, from boarding a plane to buying a beer — and even to get into some rallies held by Democratic candidates during this election cycle. Barrasso said. "But [what] we need to do is elect more Republicans to be able to win these elections and make sure we have people here that see what the American people see, which is, you have to have a photo ID to vote."