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RINO Collins BLOCKS Trump's Voter ID Push Despite Supporting Bill

Gary FranchiFebruary 14, 2026298 views
RINO Collins BLOCKS Trump's Voter ID Push Despite Supporting Bill
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Maine Senator Susan Collins is playing her familiar RINO games again, offering hollow support for President Trump's voter ID legislation while simultaneously ensuring it never becomes law.

The Republican senator announced she backs the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. But in typical Collins fashion, she's refusing to eliminate the Senate filibuster that will allow Democrats to kill the bill dead in its tracks.

This is the same tired playbook we've seen from establishment Republicans for decades - talk tough on conservative priorities while providing Democrats the procedural weapons to stop them. Collins gets to claim she supports election integrity while ensuring the Deep State's preferred voting system remains intact.

The Filibuster Farce

Let's be crystal clear about what's happening here. Democrats didn't hesitate to nuke the filibuster when it served their purposes, eliminating it for judicial nominees under Obama and packing the courts with liberal activists. But when Republicans have the chance to secure our elections and protect American citizens' voting rights, suddenly the filibuster becomes "sacred."

The SAVE America Act represents common-sense election security that the vast majority of Americans support. Requiring proof of citizenship to vote isn't radical - it's basic election integrity that every legitimate democracy practices.

"We cannot allow partisan procedural games to override the fundamental right of American citizens to have their votes protected from foreign interference and illegal voting," one conservative election attorney told Next News Network.

MAGA vs. The Establishment

This latest Collins betrayal highlights the ongoing battle between the America First movement and the GOP establishment. While President Trump fights to secure our elections and restore faith in our democratic process, RINOs like Collins provide Democrats the cover they need to maintain the broken status quo.

Patriots across the country are watching closely to see which Republicans will stand with Trump's agenda and which will continue playing Washington's rigged game. Collins has made her choice clear - and it's not with the American people.

How long will Maine voters tolerate a senator who consistently undermines the conservative agenda they sent her to advance?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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ConstitutionalConservativeVerifiedFeb 15, 2026
Can someone explain how she can support the bill but then block Trump's push for it? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
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DCInsider88VerifiedFeb 15, 2026
It's all political theater. She wants to look moderate to independents while still claiming she supports election integrity. Classic RINO move.
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RedWave2024VerifiedFeb 15, 2026
Primary her out! We need fighters, not these establishment sellouts who cave to the Democrats every chance they get.
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AmericaFirstTXVerifiedFeb 15, 2026
Every single person should have to show ID to vote, period. I have to show ID to buy groceries half the time but somehow requiring it for voting is 'racist'? Give me a break.
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PatriotMom47VerifiedFeb 15, 2026
Collins has always been a disappointment to real conservatives. She talks the talk during election season but when it comes time to actually support America First policies, she folds like a cheap suit.
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MaineVoter2024VerifiedFeb 16, 2026
As someone from Maine, I can tell you we're tired of her games. She needs to go in the next primary.