Justice of peace refuses to marry interracial couple

[mom2Isaac]

Interracial can mean many things. Is he just against blakc-white marriages? What about spanish-white, black-spanish, etc, etc,etc? I do not think it is right. If the person you want to marry is of another "race" it isn't his choice. I know I would be offended if me and my fiancee were to go get married and he just so happened to be the justice o' peace at the moment and he turned me away. But would I let it ruin my day? Maybe a lil'. Then I would move on and get married cause one man is not gonna keep me down:)

[bubblefly23]

Interracial can mean many things. Is he just against blakc-white marriages? What about spanish-white, black-spanish, etc, etc,etc? I do not think it is right. If the person you want to marry is of another "race" it isn't his choice. I know I would be offended if me and my fiancee were to go get married and he just so happened to be the justice o' peace at the moment and he turned me away. But would I let it ruin my day? Maybe a lil'. Then I would move on and get married cause one man is not gonna keep me down:)

I agree. I don't have the time or the money to pursue a lawsuit. That's the part where I think this couple is taking it a bit too far.

Obviously this man has proven that he's not capable of performing his job properly. With all the negative press and publicity this has received, I'm sure he'll be (or has been) "re-assigned." He definitely should not be allowed to decide who can get married or not....that's the job of the state legislature. But take him to court and sue him for "mental anguish" and "pain and suffering"? I think that's a little excessive. They got married by someone else....not a lot of pain or suffering. Exacting revenge on this man and his family and trying to profit financially isn't really taking the high road.

[kval07]

Louisiana justice who refused interracial marriage resigns - CNN.com

[kittensqueak]

Louisiana justice who refused interracial marriage resigns - CNN.com

Appropriate. Thanks for the update!

[wealthybarney]

Kval-Just read that in the paper this morning. It was the right thing for him to do.

[cupunlvr]

Good riddance! Elected office is no place for racism, would have been sweeter if he had been ousted by the community!