Braun was then pressured into his view of Griswold v. Connecticut, which in 1965 found a constitutional right to sexual privacy and legalized contraception for married couples. Braun again said states should decide cases.
“Well, you can list a wide range of issues,” Braun said. “When it comes down to it, whatever they are, I would say that they will not all make you happy in a given state, but that we are better off, that states manifest their views instead of homogenizing them across. the country, as Roe v. Wade did. “
Braun later clarified his comments, saying in a statement that he “misunderstood” the issues.
“Earlier in a virtual press conference, I misunderstood a question line that ended up being about intermarriage. Let me be clear on that question – there is no doubt that the Constitution prohibits any form of discrimination based on race. It is nothing. it is even up for debate and I condemn racism in any form, at any level and by any state, entity or individual, “Braun said.
In a brief interview Wednesday, Braun told CNN that he does not believe interracial marriage should be determined by the states.
“No,” said Braun.
He said he “was not paying enough attention” to the previous interrogation.
“When I first got into it, I did not want to pursue cases other than Roe against Wade,” Braun said.
This story has been updated with further development on Wednesday.