A Growing Share Of Americans Think States Shouldn’t Be Able To Put Any Limits On Abortion

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A Growing Share Of Americans Think States Shouldn’t Be Able To Put Any Limits On Abortion - Lemmy.world

Huh.

If only there was supreme court legislation that fit what the majority of Americans have always wanted.

I don't disagree with your point regarding this specific argument, but we want to avoid a tyranny of the majority for a reason. It's dangerous. Popular rule isn't good because there may be a time where what's popular isn't aligned to your beliefs. Or quite frankly to what is logically "right". Law should be based on established reason, logic, precedent, etc. and not on what most Americans want. Most Americans are dumb.
But then you get the rule of the minority. Us that really better? You’re definitely right on established reason, logic, and precedent, but people can argue that they have points for all of those things that support abortion rights and points that support restrictions abortion. To someone either one is established reason, logic, and precedent.
It's not necessarily one or the other, you can cater to the needs of both the majority and the minority. They don't come into conflict nearly as much as conservatives would have you believe. As long as we don't cater to the needs of the minority that want to supplant the majority, and instead to those who want to live in harmony with everyone else.
Policies should in general be focused on the statistically proven as beneficial options. Instead we go for wedge issues that actually matter to no one.
Wedge issues like the majority versus the minority?
Trans men in sports is one of the hottest issues right now. Would you say you truly care about that at all?
I dunno if I use podcasts as my metric for how hot an issue is. The only time I really hear about that kind of thing is when people are complaining (albeit rightly so) about Joe Rogan's latest attempt at keeping himself relevant.