Riley Lewis and Mehek Cooke discussed voter identification laws and election integrity during a recent exchange focused on federal elections and Democratic Party policy shifts, arguing that voter verification is a standard practice internationally and was once broadly supported by Democrats in the United States.

Lewis opened the discussion by questioning why the United States has not adopted stricter voter identification requirements similar to those used in other countries.

He pointed to international practices as a baseline for election security and framed voter ID as a common-sense safeguard rather than a partisan issue.

“Just in principle, you look at so many other countries around the globe and they have these measures in place. They have federal ID that has to be presented before you go to vote or before you register to vote. So why on earth would we not want to have that right here in America, when so many other countries on the planet do?” Lewis said.

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Cooke responded by criticizing Democrats for what she described as a reversal of their historical support for voter verification measures.

She referenced multiple pieces of federal legislation passed with Democratic backing in the 1990s and early 2000s, arguing that voter identification and citizenship verification were once bipartisan priorities.

“Well, and I also want to ask Democrats today, what happened? What happened to your policies? What happened to your common sense? What happened to you working for the common man?” Cooke said.

She continued by citing past legislation, stating, “Because if you look back, and I have a chart of this now, 1993 national voter registration, Democrats helped pass this to explicitly limit federal elections to US citizens. 2002 the Help America Vote Act. It was passed with strong Democrat support because they wanted identity verification, 2004 to 2008 Democrat rhetoric was pro registration, and then you have President Barack Obama, who acknowledged verification and that we needed that.”

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Cooke argued that Democrats no longer have a consistent position on election policy and are now opposing measures they once supported.

She said this shift reflects a broader abandonment of principles related to law enforcement, citizenship, and the rule of law.

“So today, Democrats really don't have a base, Riley.

They don't know what they stand for, so they continue to attack the fundamentals of what make America great, that we are bound by a rule of law and a justice system, that we support our police and ICE officers, that we want citizenship, legal immigrants to come here and to support the rule of law,” Cooke said.

She extended her argument beyond elections, referencing recent incidents involving law enforcement and public disorder, and tied those issues to disputes over election administration in specific jurisdictions.

“And so they're going to tear everything down. You have bandits on the street now that are asking for identification from police and stopping law enforcement in Minneapolis to election integrity in states like Fulton County, if you have nothing to hide, why not turn over the documentation?” Cooke said.

Cooke also cited statements from President Trump regarding federal authority over elections and immigration law, arguing that election integrity is a federal responsibility and requires improved coordination and data sharing.

“Because President Trump said it best. Federal elections are governed by federal law, immigration law controls, and we need more data saving that's sharing. That's all we're trying to do is make sure that there is verification so that legal immigrants vote,” she said.

She concluded by referencing research from the Heritage Foundation, which she said documented cases of illegal voting across multiple states. Cooke argued that those findings demonstrate a systemic problem that must be addressed ahead of upcoming elections.

“And I can tell you, the Heritage Foundation actually came out with studies. Over 1400 illegals have voted, and they break this down state by state, those are the ones that we have caught. How many others have just slipped through the crack. We have an integrity issue, and before the midterms, we must fix this,” Cooke said.

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