It is quoted often enough that I suppose it is now conventional wisdom. After reviewing a few Supreme Court decisions, I am inclined to believe that it is not so.
It is the other way around. There was no groundswell in the culture for abortion. Nor for same sex marriage. Nor for banning prayer in schools. The Court pushed the culture in that direction.
It would be a different country today if there was a conservative court in those years in which these decisions came down.
It is no wonder then that the left is so hysterical over Kavanaugh.
Yet Kavanaugh may not even overturn Roe v. Wade. It is hard to see how that might be accomplished now. The Court is not likely to go against the grain, but can only dismantle it piece by piece over a long period of time. This is not likely.
What moves the culture is a very determined group of leaders. The culture is just the sheep, who follow whatever the leaders say. It is probably quite rare that the sheep will rebel, and get rid of the leaders who cause these things to happen. You can consult the Declaration of Independence to see that. People will cling to what is familiar as opposed to changing towards something unknown. With this law firmly entrenched in the culture now, it is doubtful that you can amass the kind of elite determination to overthrow it.
The real significance of Kavanaugh could be a consolidation of the culture in what it is now. The next onslaught of the left will have to wait.
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