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'Sex Strike' proposed by women after SAVE Act passes House

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    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -36% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Some grassroots organizers are floating the idea of a female-led sex strike following the House's passage of the SAVE Act.
49% : In response, some organizers online are posting about the idea of having a sex strike to draw attention to the SAVE Act.
48% : It seeks to impose ballot box barriers for low-income Americans, women, seniors, rural voters, and communities of color, by requiring strict ID documentation that millions lack, and eliminating online voter registration entirely.
46% : The idea of the sex strike appears to be more of a technique to divert attention toward the SAVE Act, rather than a plan for an actual strike.
45% : Some commenters under these posts are critical of the idea of a sex strike saying "I feel like if your partner isn't aware or proactively angry about the SAVE Act upon hearing about it...
45% : Detractors have said that multiple audits in recent years have found that noncitizens have zero impact on federal elections and that voter ID laws in other countries, such as the U.K. and Canada have protocols in place that enable married women who have changed their last name to vote easily.
43% : In 1975, a women's labor strike in Iceland resulted in the Icelandic parliament passing a gender equality bill enshrining wage equality and anti-workplace discrimination laws.
42% : Proponents of the SAVE Act say it will prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections, and have said many other countries have voter ID laws.
38% : " Although a sex strike may be hard to carry out, a women's labor strike could be a more impactful and effective way to protest the SAVE Act.
35% : Under posts titled "Sex Strike for SAVE Act" and "Sex Strike to bring light to SAVE Act" organizers wrote about how the SAVE Act will impact women voters, and asked: "Are there any women here who are involved in organizing for women-specific orgs?
26% : A sex strike around the SAVE Act was floated on Reddit by members of 50501, a group that organizes protests against the Trump administration.
14% : This is just another attempt by Donald Trump and extreme Republicans to scapegoat immigrants for their loss in the 2020 election.

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