The Left has gotten far too radical. They need to be brought back down to earth.
And now a possible dark horse Democrat candidate threw a wet blanket on this Left wing scheme.
Stephen A. Smith Says What Millions Already Know: Show Your ID to Vote
In a media landscape where common sense has become a minority position, sports and political commentator Stephen A. Smith said the quiet part out loud on his SiriusXM broadcast Straight Shooter Tuesday — and the progressive left is not going to like it one bit.
“Let me state for the record, you should have a d*mn ID,” Smith declared without hesitation. “I have no problem with the demand for an ID to vote. You need an ID for every d*mn thing else.”
He didn’t stop there. “To the progressive left, shut the h*ll up.”
It’s the kind of blunt, plainspoken logic that has eluded the Democratic Party for years as it has tied itself in knots trying to explain why the one activity that defines American citizenship should somehow be exempt from the most basic verification requirement applied to everything else in modern life. You need an ID to buy a beer, board a plane, open a bank account, and — as Smith pointedly noted — even to shovel snow in New York City. “You got a mayor in New York City that required two IDs for you to shovel snow,” Smith observed, making the left’s position on voting look not just inconsistent, but indefensible.
The SAVE Act and a Nation Tired of the Double Standard
Smith’s remarks land at a pivotal moment. The House has already passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — the SAVE Act — a Republican-backed measure that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in federal elections. The Senate is currently debating and amending the legislation, with opposition from the left growing louder even as public support for the basic premise remains broad and commonsense.
Smith’s voice matters in this debate precisely because he is not a conservative commentator carrying water for one party. He made clear he has criticisms to spread across the aisle. But on voter ID, he drew a hard, unambiguous line that no amount of progressive messaging has managed to blur: if you need documentation to participate in virtually every other civic and commercial function in America, requiring it to cast a ballot is not suppression — it’s standard practice.
Smith did temper his support with one nuance, pushing back on proposals that layer requirement upon requirement beyond what ordinary citizens typically carry. “When even a Real ID or a driver’s license or a Social Security card ain’t enough … and if you show up and present your passport, even then they want a second form of ID,” he noted. It’s a fair distinction — basic ID verification is common sense; bureaucratic obstacle courses are not. The goal should be election integrity, not disenfranchisement through paperwork.
From the Ballot Box to the Gas Pump — The Left Owns This Mess
Smith didn’t limit his fire to voting rights. He took a direct shot at the man increasingly positioning himself as the face of the progressive resistance, California Gov. Gavin Newsom — currently barnstorming the country on a presidential audition while his state continues its managed decline.
“In the state of California, it’s approaching $6 a gallon,” Smith said of gas prices. “That’s not just because of this, that’s d*mn sure because of Gavin Newsom and the local government.”
It’s the kind of accountability the governor’s carefully curated book tour has been designed to avoid. While Newsom cries on camera about jobs programs and lectures the rest of the country about leadership, Californians pay some of the highest gas prices in the nation — a direct consequence of the regulatory and tax environment his administration has championed for years.
Smith also raised questions about federal spending and the national debt, spreading his criticism broadly enough to make clear this isn’t partisan cheerleading. But when it comes to voter ID, he spoke for the majority of Americans who have long wondered why a question this simple has been made so complicated by people who have a political interest in keeping it that way. The answer, increasingly, is obvious — and Stephen A. Smith just said it on the radio.
