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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
But when the Court overrules the decisions made by the people, as they did in 32 of the 35 States that decided to recognize only traditional marriage between a man and a woman, that is an act of judicial policymaking, is it not?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn argues that the Court's ruling on marriage undermines state decisions.

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