About the SAVE America Act and Amelia
About this episode
The episode discusses the SAVE America Act and the character Amelia from a UK anti-extremism game, exploring themes of election integrity and government messaging.
The gang debates the SAVE America Act, the proposal requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Supporters say it strengthens election integrity, while opponents argue noncitizen voting is already illegal and rare and warn the documentation requirements could disenfranchise eligible voters. Then they turn to “Amelia,” the purple haired character from a UK government-backed anti-extremism game called Pathways, who became an unlikely internet mascot after critics argued her concerns about immigration and national identity were framed as extremism. How exactly did a government messaging tool turn into a meme? Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:01 - Halftime Show Emails 00:26:29 - SAVE America 00:59:12 - Brief Kid Rock-RFK Jr. Thoughts 01:01:53 - Amelia 01:21:30 - Emails 01:32:34 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young
Topics covered
- voter registration
- election integrity
- noncitizen voting
- government messaging
- internet memes
- anti-extremism
Keywords
- SAVE America Act
- voter registration
- election integrity
- Amelia
- Pathways
- anti-extremism
- internet meme
- noncitizen voting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SAVE America Act, Pathways
Books & works: Amelia
Places: UK
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