The court did not explain its reasoning to deny the appeal, which had received outsized attention – in part because the court’s 6-3 conservative majority three years ago overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion that 1973 decision established. Since then, fears about Obergefell being the precedent to fall have grown.

Midterms. They saw what happened recently with the GOP loses and said nah. They are not stupid. They will get their chance next time.

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[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago

Yes it’s consistently around two-thirds of Americans who approve. It’s ticked down a little bit as Republicans have gotten worse about it, but democrat and independent voters are still for it very consistently.

Talk of a major shift is overblown.