Commentary
When the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs opinion reversing Roe v. Wade leaked earlier this year, I wrote that California Democrats will try to turn this into an election issue as they have nothing else to run on, but that in so doing they would likely overplay their hand. It has happened.
The California legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom have rushed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Even though the California supreme court has already ruled that the constitution contains a right to privacy that includes abortion rights, the Democrats want the amendment so that the issue is on the November ballot. When you read the text of the proposed amendment, it becomes clear there is a second, radical reason for the amendment….