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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.”

Then we should put a cap on the voting age too, right?

Someone remind them of all the welfare moms who would just vote themselves a big chunk of your tax dollars in between squeezing out brats.

Obviously, that whole thing was a total distortion in the 80's and I do not endorse that point of view, but I'll bet if right wing boomers were reminded by someone on their team they'd be scared shitless.

Just a somewhat related note, it clued in to me they say "family values" because they can no longer say "Christian values".

Hrmmm.... given their other policy stances I assume that means if I and a buddy freeze a bunch of fertilized eggs we can vote for each one of them?

Will I be able to marry my couch?

As hilarious as the couch stuff(ing) is, this guy's policy positions fill me with violent rage.

• good luck on that constitutional amendment that won’t ever get passed
• this is pretty transparently a Nationalist Christian “go forth and be fruitful, but only if you’re white” ploy. They’re trying to turn the US into an ethnostate.

This doesn't surprise me. I remember being told when I was about 22 that I was a terrible person for not having children. It was, you see, irresponsible of me because I should be planning for the future and for who would take care of me. Instead, it turns out, that I'm an awful, awful human being because I will eventually become a drain on resources.

This will last exactly until they realize that in the US Black and Hispanic families have, on average, roughly twice the number of children as white families according to the Pew Research Center. The only racial demographic having less children than white people is Asian-Americans, and it's basically a statistical tie between those two demos.

It would be hilarious if democrats were like... well, ok, if you insist.

Under his eye

I’m sure the Musks, Kochs, and Theils of the world will be super excited about giving poor people more voting power. /s

https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-family-income-in-the-us/

So if the reasoning behind this is that parents deserve to have their votes weighted heavier because they have a bigger stake in the country's future, shouldn't Evangelicals who sincerely believe we are living in the end times get less weight than anyone?

I am medically incapable of inseminating a woman because I am sterile.

And JD Vance thinks I would need what ... to prove that so that I could have a ballot ? Or is he saying that biologically I am not allowed in democracy ?

Or does Vance think that adopting confers voting rights ? Can someone in a small town adopt 300 children and win an mayoral election ?

Keep in mind they only want "traditional" families and consistently try to block LGBTQ+ from adopting.

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.

I fully support this.

I want to see America progress into the future, therefore my vote should matter more than those who want to return America to the past, right?

It’s impressive how much thought went into to this insanely dumb idea

They might as well show up and run my family at this point. Their interest in controlling my day to day can be met with mowing my fucking lawn if they're that up my ass.

He will of course make an exception for the Catholic religious orders that are celibate

Yeah I'm a parent and having more kids should not increase your voting power. That makes no sense. You can't have more free speech, in a truly equitable world, you can't have more say than someone else unless the situation solely pertains to you

I have 2 couches.

Ah, using the old "democratic republic" in the sense to marginalize people, sweet.

This is honestly terrifying but would ostensibly require a constitutional amendment. I know a lot of people who would likely fall for this shit.

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