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by andsoitis·4y ago·view on hn ↗
It is worth considering the larger shape of things.

Do you imagine, if the Republicans control all three branches of government, that they would not create a federal law that bans abortions everywhere?

All signals point to that, and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade is there to remove friction to get there.

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> if the Republicans control all three branches of government, that they would not create a federal law that bans abortions everywhere?

If the voting public of the US shifts to where it adopts a view you disagree with then of course the democratic institution would continue to reflect the public.

But we have good reason to believe this will never happen. Polling shows that most individuals support a woman's right to abortion. And even if the Republican party gained control of all 3 branches, they aren't a monolithic and unified block when it comes to policy. "States rights" is a HUGE motivation for most Republicans, and a federal policy banning abortion would be a big stumbling block for getting the votes to pass such legislation even with a Republican majority.

States rights is a huge talking point, it has never been a sincerely held belief. Take marijuana, the same people clamoring for "state's rights" don't let federal states decide the issue. They support federal law that makes it illegal nationwide. You can bet every dollar they will do the same for abortion.
The US democracy is a huge joke compared to most european states for example. The two party system, gerrymandering, etc etc make this system really awful at governing such a diverse country.
Clearly biggest problem is the whole first past the post and winner takes all. Fix those and move to proportional representation and it would be lot better.
US is also too big.
I suggest you read this article about thoughts from prominent GOP leaders: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2024-watch-trump-pence-supr...

Also consider what the Texas GOP has said about gays and gay marriage over the last week.

Are you kidding? Republicans vote in lock step according to The Great Leader. They would send us back to the 1800s if they could. I have no doubt in my mind.
1. The us is a failed democracy. The senate and the POTUS are incredibly not representative, thus many extremist policies get pushed contrary to popular opinion 2. The modern GOP is decidedly against states rights; they want their preferred laws and nothing else. For examples, see Trump’s plan to take away CAs ability to have its own emissions laws, the SCOTUS scrapping any ability for a state to require any burden of need to carry a gun, and the early anti-abortion laws that I believe will attempt to charge women for murder even if they get an abortion out of jurisdiction.
It's just as feasible that Democrats control all three, and it's happened before. The Democratic party had complete control over both Houses and the presidency from 1933 to 1947, 1949–1953, and 1961–1969; 26 years of full control of the legislative and executive branches thanks to the New Deal Coalition. By 1939, FDR had formed a more liberal court through his appointments, and that lasted a while through this Democratic control of the branches into the 1950s.

As the pendulum swings, so does policy. It would be more difficult IMHO if there were more than two parties.