White House Mocks Election Rules With Olive Garden's $100 Pasta Pass ID Policy
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
White House Mocks Election Rules With Olive Garden's $100 Pasta Pass ID Policy
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
Summary
Abigail Jackson said Olive Garden takes its pasta pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security, using the chain's photo-ID rule to argue for stricter voting requirements.
Olive Garden told customers its $100 Never Ending Pasta Pass is personalized, non-transferable and requires a valid photo ID; the first 10,000 buyers get 13 weeks of unlimited pasta.
The jab aligns with Donald Trump's renewed push for the SAVE Act, which would require photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote and which he says has broad Republican backing.
The bill passed the House in February but has stalled in the Senate, where Republicans lack the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster; SAVE Act language was attached this week to a State Department appropriations bill.
How does Olive Garden's ID policy for unlimited pasta compare to real-world voter ID requirements, and what does this reveal about American attitudes toward security?
What challenges would states face in implementing the SAVE America Act's ID standards, given so many citizens lack qualifying documents?