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Keith Bardwell Quits: Justice Of The Peace Who Refused To Give Interracial Couple Marriage License …

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster from officials including the governor.

Keith Bardwell quit with a one-sentence statement to Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne and no explanation of his decision: "I do hereby… » Full Story on Huffington Post
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neoclownz

bye bee yacht!

posted Nov 3, 2009 |
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Poorboy

I DON'T KNOW WHY GOD MADE US DIFFERNENT COLORS BUT I AGREE WITH HIM ITS LIKE TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN GETTING MARRIED I DON'T BELEIVE IN NONE OF THIS BUT EACH ONE CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT TO. I'M NOT RACIST I JUST DON'T BELEIVE IN ALL OF THIS.

posted Nov 4, 2009 |
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Illagitami…

Sad, he did not have the courage of his convictions.
I would have simply told everyone to kiss my arsh.
Its the kids that suffer, not the numbskulled parents.

posted Nov 4, 2009 |
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David

first, he's a public servant, which means he can't interject personal bias in any decision he make while dealing with the public. (why can't you racist understand that)
second. the kids suffer because of what? the fact that you, and people like you classify them as black and not white(unless they become The POTUS, then there is major confusion on your part. half and half)
I'm quite sure that people like halle berry, shemar moore and a slew of other celebrities are somewhere right now giving a s*** about who you accept.

posted Nov 4, 2009 |
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