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     Serenasailor AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Serenasailor Post Number: 1924 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
HAMMOND, La. (AP) - A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. Neither Bardwell nor the couple immediately returned phone calls from The Associated Press. But Bardwell told the Daily Star of Hammond that he was not a racist. "I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house," Bardwell said. "My main concern is for the children." Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said. "I don't do interracial marriages because I don't want to put children in a situation they didn't bring on themselves," Bardwell said. "In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer." If he does an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said. "I try to treat everyone equally," he said. Thirty-year-old Beth Humphrey and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint. Humphrey told the newspaper she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. "It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzman. "The Supreme Court ruled as far back as 1963 that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry." The ACLU was preparing a letter for the Louisiana Supreme Court, which oversees the state justices of the peace, asking them to investigate Bardwell and see if they can remove him from office, Schwartzman said. "He knew he was breaking the law, but continued to do it," Schwartzman said. According to the clerk of court's office, application for a marriage license must be made three days before the ceremony because there is a 72-hour waiting period. The applicants are asked if they have previously been married. If so, they must show how the marriage ended, such as divorce. Other than that, all they need is a birth certificate and Social Security card. The license fee is $35, and the license must be signed by a Louisiana minister, justice of the peace or judge. The original is returned to the clerk's office. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8224 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
They ought to strip him of his office. The couple should go to someone else. I am eating this up. For years I have been posting about how the ugly underside of America, the racist core in the heartland, was just itching to bust loose. I was poopooed. "You're living in the past" I was told. Well, now we are ALL living in the past. How ya like it? | ||
| Serenasailor AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Serenasailor Post Number: 1925 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: |
Am I to be upset because these Black men can't marry there trophy pieces. "Hold on to your Hats" because the very establishment that these Black men want to be accepted by is rejecting them and there White wives wholesale. So contrary to what these Negroes think its not the "big evil angry Black WOMEN". It is the White male establishment that is hatin on them. LOL!! | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8235 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
So contrary to what these Negroes think its not the "big evil angry Black WOMEN". It is the White male establishment that is hatin on them. (Will they ever ADMIT that?) | ||
| Ntfs_encryption "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Ntfs_encryption Post Number: 3700 Registered: 10-2005 Rating: N/A |
Am I to be upset because these Black men can't marry there trophy pieces. Why would you be upset? Makes no sense. It has nothing to do with you nor is it your business. "Hold on to your Hats" because the very establishment that these Black men want to be accepted by is rejecting them and there White wives wholesale. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I never met a black man who was concerned with the establishment accepting him because he dates non-black women. Who told you they wanted to be accepted? Perhaps left alone to pursue their personal taste and for people who object to mind their own damn business.... So contrary to what these Negroes think its not the "big evil angry Black WOMEN". That's not true. All the black women I know hate on brothers with non-black women. Where do you live...?? It is the White male establishment that is hatin on them. Ok....That's true. In fact, I was talking to a white female friend this evening and she told me when she told white men that her previous husband was black -that was the end of that! Done deal.....!!!!!! |
