After his gaffe on race & marriage, Sen Braun tried to walk back a comment w/o legs. Ppl need to know about Loving v Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). The Court was unanimous on an issue of 1st impression: whether law preventing marriage solely on basis of race viol’d 14th Amend. 1/4

Warren, C.J., wrote: to reflect central meaning of const’l commands, law can’t stand consistently w/the 14th Amend. FACTS: 1/6/59 the Lovings pleaded guilty to being married, were sentenced to 1 yr in jail, suspended for 25 yrs if they left VA. Trial judge said: "Almighty God...2/4

created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red” & placed them on separate continents & fact he separated the races shows he “did not intend for the races to mix.” The Court found this noxious view unconst’l. Stewart, J., in concurrence, sd: it’s not possible for law 2 B valid...3/4

that makes “criminality of an act depend upon the race of the actor." 388 U.S. at 13. Braun’s stmt reflects racist GOP & must B removed from pwr. I’m Mark Small: pro-choice, pro-environ, pro-civil rts & GOP candidate IN House Distr 86. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 4/4