On Abortion, System Working as It Should

You’ll notice that when Democrats fail to get their way, we end up hearing a lot about how our institutions are “broken” and “politicized” and how the country is dangerously “polarized.” Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe, however, our system — and that includes the legislative filibuster — is finally working as it should: ending an unconstitutional judicial overreach, hindering centralized majoritarianism, and returning a political issue to the states.

Yet democracy’s purported defenders are not only conspicuously perturbed by the idea of handing the abortion issue to voters, they also, incomprehensibly, argue that the Court should mandate abortion by fiat because of the ruling’s alleged popularity among voters.

About the Author

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner.

Featured Tags

You’ll notice that when Democrats fail to get their way, we end up hearing a lot about how our institutions are “broken” and “politicized” and how the country is dangerously “polarized.” Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe, however, our system — and that includes the legislative filibuster — is finally working as it should: ending an unconstitutional judicial overreach, hindering centralized majoritarianism, and returning a political issue to the states.

Yet democracy’s purported defenders are not only conspicuously perturbed by the idea of handing the abortion issue to voters, they also, incomprehensibly, argue that the Court should mandate abortion by fiat because of the ruling’s alleged popularity among voters.