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OK, but at the time of Roe v. Wade, I don't think the majority of people wanted abortion legalized, either. I'm not sure the majority of people wanted gay marr
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
OK, but at the time of Roe v. Wade, I don't think the majority of people wanted abortion legalized, either. I'm not sure the majority of people wanted gay marriage legalized (at the time).
But even more: You don't want the judges to be focused on what the majority want. That's not the rule of law.
- krapp 3y agoYes, I'm objecting to the premise that "democratically accountable governments do(ing) good things that the people want" describes the process by which Roe v. Wade was repealed. It was not democratically accountable, and it was what only a subset of the people wanted. The Supreme Court is not an example of democracy working, it's a purposely anti-democratic institution.