BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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 resign the office of Justice of the Peace for the Eighth Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, effective November 3, 2009.”
Gov. Bobby Jindal called Bardwell’s resignation ”long overdue.”
Bardwell, who is white, refused to marry Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay.
When questioned, Bardwell acknowledged he routinely avoids marrying interracial couples because he believes children born to them end up suffering. In interviews, he said he refers the couples to other justices of the peace, who then perform the ceremony, which happened in this case.
”There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage,” Bardwell said in an October interview with The Associated Press. ”I think those children suffer, and I won’t help put them through it.”
Dude, clean your white sheet and go to your Klan meeting.
It seems that I am seeing more and more of this crap. I’ve been running into people on the right especially with this kind of agenda. What the hell is going on?
Ask certain Blacks and you may hear the same sort of thing.
Many Hispanics and Blacks do not mix with each other, or with Whites, this largely due to self segregation by choice.
Perhaps there should be an alternative for people wanting a homogeneous ethnic environment.
Not sure how great it would be, but do not see the thought of it necessarily evil.
It’s only evil if white people are racist