Braun Says Justices Wrong on Interracial Marriage

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Braun Says Justices Wrong on Interracial Marriage

March 22, 2022 at 5:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/22/braun-says-justices-wrong-on-interracial-marriage/

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Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) said that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage decades ago, the Indianapolis Star reports.

He said that decision should have been left to individual states.

Five hours later, Braun released a statement saying he misunderstood “a line of questioning.”

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[leftieNanner]

1. He also said contraception is wrong!

First they came for abortion care.

Then they went after contraception.

[gratuitous]

2. Absurd

So a couple could be married in, say, California, but if they move to some bass-ackwards state full of bigots, they're not married? Bull shit, Mike.

[JanMichael]

3. Eva?

[raccoon]

6. That crossed my mind too. Must be a not-too-distant relative. Nt

[Deep State Witch]

4. Yeah, Let's Talk About Interracial Marriage

Right, Justice Thomas and Ginni?

[raccoon]

5. When someone shows you who they are, believe them." Nt

[spanone]

7. Was he wearing a pointed hood?

[electric_blue68]

8. I guess the year on his watch's calendar is in the early 1800's?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. These nut cases are aiming to overturn right of privacy and a host of rights

This is the asshole who drafted the Texas abortion law. This asshole wants to strike down the implied right of privacy by getting Roe overruled which would/could lead to striking down the right to same sex marriage. interracial marriage, gay sex and other rights

There is a pattern here. These assholes want to get rid of Griswold and undo the right of privacy. That would cause Lawrence v. Texas (consensual same sex intercourse), Cooling v. Virginia (inter-racial marriage), birth control and same sex marriage to be overturned.

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https://www.comicsands.com/jonathan-mitchell-overturn-gay-marriage-2655065691.html

Though Mitchell's brief, also signed by his co-counsel Adam Mortara, dedicates much of its time to the Texas abortion law's defense, it also questions "lawless" pieces of legislation, namely the Lawrence v. Texas ruling, which decriminalized gay sex nationwide, and the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage.

Though the brief does not say reversing Roe v. Wade would threaten the same-sex marriage ruling, it does say that

""the news is not as good for those who hope to preserve the court-invented rights to homosexual behavior and same-sex marriage …
"These 'rights,' like the right to abortion from Roe, are judicial concoctions, and there is no other source of law that can be invoked to salvage their existence."

It goes on to add that while the Supreme Court should not necessarily overturn Lawrence and Obergefell, it should consider these two rulings as "lawless" as Roe v. Wade and, by extension, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

"This is not to say that the Court should announce the overruling of Lawrence and Obergefell if it decides to overrule Roe and Casey in this case."
"But neither should the Court hesitate to write an opinion that leaves those decisions hanging by a thread. Lawrence and Obergefell, while far less hazardous to human life, are as lawless as Roe."

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