Old clip shows JD Vance vouching for less voting rights for childless people

Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance, who has already been embroiled in controversy over his 'childless cat ladies' remark, has stirred up a fresh row after another old clip of him giving an unusual suggestion went viral. In the latest clip, from 2021, in his address to a conservative organisation, Vance proposed that people with children be given more voting rights than non-parents.

The video is from Vance's address to an organisation called 'Intercollegiate Studies Institute', in which he said people with no children have no "investment" in the future of America and "maybe shouldn't get nearly the same voice".

"Let's give votes to all children in this country, but let's give control over those votes to the parents of those children. When you go to the polls in this country as a parent, you should have more power - you should have more of an ability to speak your voice in our democratic republic - than people who don't have kids. Let's face the consequences and the reality: If you don’t have as much of an investment in the future of this country, maybe you shouldn't get nearly the same voice," he said.

The Republican Presidential nominee, who was at the time a US Senator, further said that he is aware his comments may draw criticism from several media agencies.

"Doesn't this mean that non-parents don't have as much of a voice as parents? Doesn't this mean that parents get a bigger say in our democracy functions? Yes absolutely," JD Vance said to loud cheers.

Vance, the running mate of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has been facing public condemnation after his 2021 clip of degrading Democratic leaders went viral. His 'childless cat ladies' remark was an attack against Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

In the interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, dated July 29, 2021, JD Vance claimed that the US was governed by a "dastardly deep state comprised of cat lovers".

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