Friday, October 16, 2009

Why was an Interracial Couple Denied a Marriage License in Louisiana?

Justice of the Peace, Keith Bardwell, recently refused to give a marriage license to an interracial couple. I thought that this sort of thing died out decades ago, but I was obviously wrong.

Why were they denied a license? Here's what Bardwell said:

However, Bardwell told Hammond's Daily Star newspaper that he was concerned for the children who might be born of the relationship and that, in his experience, most interracial marriages don't last. "I'm not a racist," Bardwell told the newspaper. "I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house. My main concern is for the children."

Would he prefer that this couple have children outside of wedlock? If so, would he also deny a marriage license to their mixed children? Does he think that this couple should just split up because they are not both the same color, or should they just continue dating but never get married?

It's absolute nonsense.

7 comments:

Joshua said...

Wow. I hope he tenders his letter.

Thespia said...

Yet, it is America, and he has rights, too.

Adam D. Jones said...

This JP has the right to deny anyone a marriage license, you are correct, but I think this was a foolish way for him to exercise his discretion.

Pastor Jason said...

@Adam agreed

Unknown said...

Wait, he might be on to something here. It's conventional wisdom that being a minority is an automatic disadvantage to life, putting multiple additional hardships in the way of successful careers and respect of your peers. In order to protect minority children we should take great strains to avoid any net gain to the population of minorities until such time as humanity has progressed beyond the rampant racism of the modern day. (This is why Planned Parenthood is so great.)

This J.P. should be commended for his great work in bettering the plight of minorities.

JT said...

Uh, a government official does have rights, but among them is not the right to refuse a marriage license based on race. That is per se unconstitutional under Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). So yes, he has rights, but this is not one of them, and I expect a 1983 lawsuit to be filed shortly if it hasn't already.

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