1.  There are weeks I’m on top of this.

2.  Those weeks I start 40 Things on Wednesday and often knock it out by Thursday. This was not that week.

3.  I had good intentions. This post was created on Wednesday.

5.  But by created I mean I copied and pasted the last one’s title, deleted the parentheses part, and bumped up the number. Then crickets.

6.  Sometimes that happens, no biggie, just come back later.

7.  Except this was that week where every time I opened the window on Wednesday I blipped.

8.  I couldn’t even start, which is funny considering I wrote an entire post last week on chicken pot pie.

9.  Mmm…pot pie. I digress.

10.  On Wednesday I blipped. Okay then, Thursday it is.

11.  Except Thursday I flopped. Like flopped flopped.

12.  You know those days when nothing works? When you can get the core things done but that’s it?

13.  It was like that, and writing didn’t fall under core things yesterday.

14.  But because I’m stubborn this morning I got my coffee, collected my cat, and opened the laptop.

15.  Just kidding, there’s no “collecting” Mittens, she hates being picked up.

16.  Look at that soft roly poly thing. Adorable, right?

17.  Pick that girl up and roly poly turns into screeching whirling dervish.

18.  There are claws involved. It makes visiting the vet difficult.

19.  And by difficult I mean a catastrophic event followed by Neosporin and a bid for forgiveness.

20.  Anyway, it means there’s no collecting but she does come to my chair for coffee each morning. I’ll take it.

21.  She also gets pissy when I do anything other than coffee during our chair time. At the moment she’s mad I’m on the computer and left.

22.  She plopped down with her back to me then decided it was bath time. We’ll make up later.

23.  Life blips and cats…y’all are getting the cream of the crop today. Bless.

24.  So now it’s Friday and I’m trying to motivate to call my senator.

25.  This is hard. He’s Republican — Republican Republican — so it’s hard to believe he’d care about what I think.

26.  Except I’m digging down deep. I have to believe there are Republicans who believe the SAVE act is problematic.

27.  The SAVE act passed the House yesterday and has gone to the Senate.

28.  Bill language can be dense. If you’re interested in an analysis this AP article is helpful. (You can find the AP’s media bias and reliability scores here.)

29.  The conversation revolves around who may be disenfranchised by the new voter registration requirements, specifically those requiring documentation if your current name does not match the name on your birth certificate.

30.  The easiest example is married people who took their spouse’s name, the largest demographic being women. (Time to locate that official marriage certificate, people.)

31.  If you were married, your spouse died, then you remarried then along with your birth certificate you’ll need to provide your first notarized marriage certificate, a death certificate, and the second notarized marriage certificate.

32.  If you changed your name for any reason you’ll face the same hurdles.

33.  The documents are also required to be presented in person, causing issues for Americans living or serving overseas in the military or those in rural areas with difficult access to their election offices.

34.  “But Laura, once you’re registered you’re good. What’s the big deal?” Well, check out which states have been purging their voter rolls based solely on infrequent voting. Got kicked off but didn’t find out until election day? That can derail your whole day.

35.  “But Laura, states require the REAL ID now. That will cover it.”

36.  The AP article notes “Although states designate REAL ID compliance on driver’s licenses with a marking such as a gold or black star, that alone would not indicate U.S. citizenship. People who are legal residents but not citizens also can obtain a REAL ID.”

37.  And that’s only a few of the issues the SAVE act presents.

38.  Can we agree that presenting unnecessary hardship for voting undermines the democratic process?

39.  Gonna call out men born on U.S. soil here. Think about how you really don’t have to worry about any of this, then think about whether it’s equitable for the rest of us to face these obstacles.

40.  Call your senators. Urge them to vote no on the SAVE act. It’ll take five minutes and it’s simply the right thing to do.