If you’ve tuned into the United States Senate lately, you may have seen senators engaged in a robust debate over an important piece of legislation: the SAVE America Act. This bill is about as common sense as they come. It would require proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote and protect young people from the impacts of radical gender ideology. The majority of Americans agree with these commonsense policies. But while Republicans fight for this bill, Democrats have resorted to fearmongering in their inexplicable opposition to it.

If there’s anything essential to the integrity of elections, it’s ensuring that every voter is eligible to cast a ballot and that voters are who they say they are. The way to do that is by requiring Americans to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote and to show a photo ID when they go to a polling place. But under current federal law, there is no requirement for voters to prove citizenship, and ID requirements vary from state to state. The SAVE America Act would apply a uniform standard on these two points so all Americans can have confidence in the integrity of federal elections.

Requiring proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote are just common sense, and they are consistent with other aspects of daily life. Americans are required to prove they’re eligible to join the military, to receive government benefits, and eligible to work before they can start a job in this country. They have to show a photo ID at a doctor’s office, before getting on a plane, and to get a library card. Is it really too much to ask the same before they cast a ballot? I don’t think so.

In addition to protecting our elections, the SAVE America Act is also about protecting young Americans from the effects of the left’s radical gender ideology. It does that in two ways: keeping biological men out of women’s sports and banning gender transition procedures for minors. In recent years, we’ve seen biological men take roster spots – and opportunities to win titles and medals – from female athletes. And we’ve seen increasing numbers of children being subjected to gender transition procedures – and the many serious side effects that can result. We’ve also seen tragic cases of children who were subjected to these surgeries and medications who are now living with the consequences of a gender transition procedure that they have come to regret. The SAVE America Act would put a stop to this madness.

These policies are just intuitively obvious for most Americans. But throughout the ongoing debate on this bill, our Democrat colleagues have proved that common sense is not all that common on their side of the aisle. Polls show that these policies have support from the majority of the American people, yet the Democrat leader has called the SAVE America Act “radical,” which only proves how out of touch Democrats are on these issues.

This bill should be an easy “yes” vote for every member of Congress, and that’s the case Republicans have made throughout this debate. But our arguments seem to fall on deaf ears among Democrats who have parted ways with common sense.