JD Vance's assertion that Americans need 'voter ID' for anything from planes to booze has sparked outrage online and raised the question of 'what will happen to voting rights?'

During an interview withLara Trump at Fox News, Vance said citizens need 'voter ID' for nearly every activity.

He said, 'It's so simple to get on an airplane, you need voter ID.' He added, 'To buy a beer, you need voter ID, but to do the most important thing that we do as American citizens, exercising our right to vote, we let anybody vote without any confirmation they actually have the right to vote in our elections. Now I think Laura, that's actually a form of theft.'

The comment came as Vance was promoting theSAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship before someone could register or re-register to vote.

Furthermore, Vance also told the outlet, 'What the Democrats will say, and I always find this so funny, they'll say it's racist to ask for voter ID.'

'I actually think that's kind of racist, assuming that people of color can't get a driver's license?' he added. 'And by the way, if you look at the polling, black, brown, Asian, everybody agrees it is a 90-10 issue that we should have voter ID to vote in our elections,' he continued.

The Save Act would require voters to present a birth certificate, passport or other citizenship document. It would also require a valid photo ID at the polls, which some states already have.

Proponents say the bill prevents 'voter fraud' and maintains clean elections. Critics cite data from the Brennan Centre for Justice that found that 21.3 million citizens, or 9 per cent, don't have easy access to the paperwork that the act would require.

'Requiring proof of citizenship would solve nothing, but it would create major barriers to registration for eligible voters, especially those who already face disproportionate barriers to participation in our democracy. We should be making it easier, not harder, for these citizens to participate,'Brennan Centre wrote their analysis.

The public's reactions are not that great. The comments are indicative of the firestorm that Vance's remarks lit, cutting across party lines.

Source: International Business Times UK