Typical cowardly reactionary guy; I am denying this couple the right to marry “for the sake of the children.” Most importantly, it is the Justice of the Peace’s job to officiate the weddings for couples that meet the legal requirements for entering a valid marriage. That’s it. It is not his job to pass judgment. And if he finds that there is prejudice against multiracial children, isn’t THAT the thing that needs to be stopped. If a city didn’t want Jews or the disabled to move in, the problem is with those exhibiting the unfair, illegal and perfectly vile bigotry, NOT with the folks who are just trying to live their lives.
I know interracial couples with children. They have the same range of experiences and devotion that other couples have.
If this asshat Justice of the Peace can’t adequately perform the duties of his job because of his own bias, then he needs to resign.
When I have talked about marriage equality for same-sex couples, I have pointed out that within the span of my lifetime, it was illegal in some states for interracial couples to marry. The reasons given then are quite frequently the same lame arguments made now. Obviously, some folks haven’t learned anything in the past 40-50 years.
Later in the article, the Justice of the Peace claims that he is not racist. Dude, if you have to tell people that you aren’t racist while denying a couple the right to marry, then the only person that you are fooling is yourself.
Interracial couple in Louisiana denied marriage license
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Civil rights advocates in eastern Louisiana are calling for a justice of the peace of Tangipahoa Parish to resign after he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple.
Terence McKay claims a justice of the peace refused to give him and his white girlfriend a marriage license.
"He’s an elected public official and one of his duties is to marry people. He doesn’t have the right to say he doesn’t believe in it," Patricia Morris, president of the NAACP branch of Tangipahoa Parish, located near the Mississippi line, said Thursday.
"If he doesn’t do what his position calls for him to do, he should resign from that position."
The demands for Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace for Tangipahoa Parish’s 8th Ward, to step down came after he wouldn’t issue a marriage license to Beth Humphrey, 30, and her boyfriend, Terence McKay, 32, both of Hammond.
"I was just really shocked, because he’s an elected official," Humphrey said.
Watch Terence McKay react to the denial of a marriage license »
Bardwell didn’t immediately return calls from CNN on Thursday.
(Rest of the story is at the site)
Interracial couple in Louisiana denied marriage license – CNN.com
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