# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)

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**Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/996 "2022-03-23T01:32:23Z")

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Senator Mike Braun thinks that the right of mixed race couples to marry should have been decided by the states, not the Supreme Court. In the same interview, he was asked again about the topic and repeated his contention. Only later, after the interviews had ended and he was asked about it again, did he backpedal.

> **[GOP Senator Said SCOTUS Should Never Have Legalized Interracial Marriage](https://www.thedailybeast.com/indiana-gop-sen-mike-braun-says-supreme-court-should-not-have-legalized-interracial-marriage)**
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> Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told reporters the issue should’ve been left up to the states, then later insisted he “misunderstood” the line of questioning.

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