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Will the judge in Louisiana who refused to marry an interracial couple depart office before Nov.1?
Bardwell, who's held his post more than 30 years, says interracial marriages are wrong, it's his right not to perform them, and the children of such unions face problems down the road. The American Civil Liberties Union in Louisiana and the Center for Constitutional Rights and Justice say Bardwell should quit immediately, as does the Hammond chapter of the NAACP.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/17/earlyshow/saturday/main5392367.shtml
US Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia
Settlement details:Announcement of resignation prior to November 1 is sufficient for settlement as YES -- as reported by a major mainstream news source.
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No, I think this is the case of a nutjob who shouldn't be on the bench?
In the state of Louisiana I believe you can have any justice of the peace or religious clergyman sign the document. This story is simply about one man who refused his signature, but did not prevent the happy couple from having someone else do the official honors.
From how it sounds, there was no "line" here, in my opinion, just the system at work. The couple were not prevented from doing what they wanted to do, and the justice of the peace in the story was not forced to do something he didn't want to do, so both sides should be satisfied... (If the law said that he MUST perform an activity, that would make this kind of story different.)
I didn't mean is a individual case or to be considered "typical" for clergyman. I have no idea how got to that impression when reading the comments here.
La. Justice Quits After Interracial Wedding Flap
November 3, 2009 | Associated Press
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."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/03/national/a142141S19.DTL
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