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Let’s Explain the SAVE Act & How This Affects Married Women Like We’re 10… Because apparently this is too confusing for people to understand because we have democratic leaders fear mongering people into believing nonsense.. So here is the easiest version of what this means that you will find: When you are born in the United States, you get a birth certificate… That birth certificate has:• Your full name• Your date of birth• Your parents• Your place of birthIf you’re a girl, it has your maiden name…Why?Because no one knows if you’ll ever get married or who you’ll marry… Now fast forward..You meet someone. You get married.What do you need to get married?A marriage license…You go to the courthouse.You apply.You get married.Everyone signs the paperwork.You file it..Then the courthouse issues a marriage certificate..Your marriage certificate shows:• Your maiden name (because that was your legal name when you filed)• Your spouse’s name• The legal connection between your old name and your new nameThat document is what legally ties your maiden name to your married name…Now if you choose to change your name, what’s step one?You go to the Social Security office.And guess what they require?The marriage certificate..You do NOT change your birth certificate.It stays the same forever and forever until the end of time.. So let’s say years later someone says:“Your birth certificate says Smith, but your driver’s license says Johnson.”What do you do?You show:• Your birth certificate (Smith)• Your marriage certificate (Smith → Johnson)And that legally connects the two..Problem solved..You do not:• Change your birth certificate• Lose your citizenship• Lose your right to vote• Need to erase your maiden name from historyYour marriage certificate exists specifically to document the name change..That’s literally what it’s for…So the idea that married women are suddenly unable to prove who they are because their birth certificate has their maiden name?That’s not how documentation works in America.. and democrats should be held accountable for spreading this lie that somehow “women will lose their right to vote” We already use supporting documents for:• Driver’s licenses• Social Security updates• Passports• Banking• Insurance• TaxesThis isn’t new… at all. It’s basic administrative record-keeping..And if someone tells you married women would automatically be blocked from registering because their names don’t match …ask one question:“What is a marriage certificate for?”Because that document has solved this “problem” for decades..That’s it.. thanks for coming to my Ted Talk..