Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos! I'm not really sure that public acceptance can really be ascertained for most policies, especially nuanced ones which don't

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos! I'm not really sure that public acceptance can really be ascertained for most policies, especially nuanced ones which don't make their way to the top of any party's platform in the form of an election promise or a referendum, but especially when the policy wasn't made by a directly elected body.