By Art Moore Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren – who has expressed her anger over the possibility that Roe could be overturned – displayed a common misunderstanding about the American system of government when she was asked about the Senate's vote to not advance a bill aimed at codifying the 1972 abortion ruling. Aside from ignoring the fact that the bill was defeated by a majority vote of 51-49, Warren implied that the United States is a pure democracy ruled by the majority.