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662 points JacobHenner | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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mustafa_pasi ◴[30 Apr 24 18:35 UTC] No.40214513[source]▶
Feels like they were keeping this card in their sleeves for when they needed a popularity boost.
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apengwin ◴[30 Apr 24 18:39 UTC] No.40214556[source]▶
It is a good thing for democratically accountable governments to do good things that the people want!
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chucksta ◴[30 Apr 24 19:10 UTC] No.40214971[source]▶
Tell that to all the people pissed off at Roe v Wade
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krapp[dead post] ◴[30 Apr 24 19:11 UTC] No.40214985[source]▶
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tootie ◴[30 Apr 24 19:20 UTC] No.40215106[source]▶
A panel of judges appointed and confirmed by elected officials. An electoral plurality did want it repealed. And based on current polls, there is not a majority who think it's important enough to change it back. Even if there's an opinion poll saying most people want abortion rights, that's effectively moot if they don't vote that way.
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jonathanlb ◴[30 Apr 24 19:47 UTC] No.40215445[source]▶
> based on current polls

Citation needed.

Current polls indicate that "[t]wo-thirds of the public, including majorities of Democrats (86%) and independents (67%), support a law guaranteeing a federal right to abortion."

Source: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/kff-he...

> Even if there's an opinion poll [...] that's effectively moot if they don't vote that way.

Weirdly, your own argument is rendered moot with that assertion. But I agree, it's important for people to vote.

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tootie ◴[30 Apr 24 20:22 UTC] No.40215830[source]▶
By current polls, I mean the ones showing Trump even or slightly ahead of Biden despite him being directly responsible for Dobbs. If 2/3 of the public wanted abortion rights, Biden would have 2/3 of the popular vote, but he won't get anywhere near that. Hence, most people don't want Roe reinstated. QED.
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1. kccoder ◴[30 Apr 24 23:44 UTC] No.40217840[source]▶
You are making the mistake that people understand how our government works or are paying much attention at all. I've video of some voters blaming Biden for the overturn of Roe v Wade because it happened during Biden's term. If voters were properly informed across the board Biden, and most democrats, would win in a landslide. There are many active forces, foreign and domestic, which put serious effort and money into deliberately misinforming the populace, because they are incredibly selfish, and care only for their personal gain, regardless of how many are harmed, and to what degree.