So half of Democrats think the Roberts Court is just ducky?
by digby
I’m sorry. I just can’t understand this:
There’s no clear consensus about the court’s ideological slant. In the poll, 31% say the court is too liberal, 21% say it’s too conservative, and 37% say it”s “about right.” That’s the lowest percentage saying the court is “about right” in the two decades that Gallup has asked the question.
Two-thirds of Republicans say the court is too liberal. About half of Democrats say the court is “about right,” though those with other views are much more likely to say it is too conservative.
I expect Republicans to always assume that the court is “liberal” because it sometimes does something that they don’t like. It’s just how they roll. But for half of Democrats to think this right wing majority is “about right” is just pathetic.
It does explain why says this is a right wing country. It’s because people who should know better are sadly misguided and have no clue about what their government is really doing.
This is not debatable. The activist Roberts Court is deeply reactionary. If half the Democrats don’t understand that it’s no wonder we’re in the soup.
*Not meaning to ignore the fact that the same poll shows a big majority of Americans now support marriage equality. That’s the good news and I’m happy about it. But just because the Court opened the door to gay marriage in California and struck down that embarrassing 90s relic, DOMA, doesn’t mean the Court is “about right.” I’m even going to guess that this isn’t going to be the last word from this Court on that issue and that the next one might not be as positive.
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