Democrats Are Fooling Themselves On The Popularity Of Abortion

One of the central justifications for the left’s proposed court-packing scheme is to claim that the reversal of Roe v. Wade is so radically out of step with the American public that it is an undemocratic, minoritarian power grab. Not only is the argument based on the unconstitutional notion that justices should weigh the vagaries of public opinion before ruling, but it also relies on the irreconcilable claim that empowering the public to vote on an issue unmentioned in the Constitution is an attack on “democracy.”

Now, that’s all bad enough, but the thing is, even the underlying claim isn’t true. Take, for instance, this new poll by Monmouth, headlined, “Majority Disapprove of Reversing Roe.” Yes, a majority of 60 percent disapprove of overturning Roe v. Wade. And after 50 years of cultural and political indoctrination about abortion “rights,” it’s almost surely the case that a large part of that 60 percent of voters barely have any idea what Roe entailed, or any legal arguments for why it shouldn’t be overturned, or much understanding of what its demise means.