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Clammer · 10-15-2009, 09:55 PM

HAVE WE GROWN ??????

A JUDGE IN LOUISIANA REFUSED TO GRANT A MARIAGE LICENSE TO A INTERRACIAL COUPLE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERN FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE COUPLE ><>><>< IF THEY HAD HAD ANY :::

WICKED %$%$%$%$ED UP ><><

Saltheart · 10-15-2009, 10:18 PM

Please say this was in 1847 and not 2009!!

Unreal

JohnnyD · 10-15-2009, 11:08 PM

Stories like this that come from the South are of no surprise to me. Those people are at least 30 years behind the rest of the country.

I don't think you can say the Good Ole USA. Those people are practically from a different nation. I mean come on, we're talking about an area where they hold Civil War Reenactments where the Confederacy actually wins.

Clammer · 10-15-2009, 11:24 PM

TODAY,S MSN ><><><><

Raven · 10-16-2009, 04:42 AM

another for the sake of the children feeble excuse

does this guy not read?

in the future it is said that the whole population
will be interracially colored.

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven

in the future it is said that the whole population will be interracially colored.

I'm willing to help.....anyone got Beyonce's Phone Number.

I was stationed down south for a few years way back and there are some serious backward thinking people down there. I remember listening to a guy in a bar that was still pissed his side lost the civil war

Judge is an Idiot....

Raven · 10-16-2009, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I remember listening to a guy in a bar that was still pissed his side lost the civil war

....

When i was living in Atlanta on a construction job......

i made the mistake of telling a co worker that i wasn't born in California
having just moved from there....and that i was actually born in massachusetts.

instantly the guys eyes turned cold and evil looking....
he stopped the conversation got up slowly and walked over
and talked to the boss who instantly called me over to talk
....gave me a bunch of crap over nothin and Fired me on the spot.

their war will never end....
they are like the Japanese in that regard......fighting a 1000 year war.

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 06:06 AM

I was called a Yankee a couple of times.....and if you know anything about me, you can't possibly call me anything worse

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 06:10 AM

It was a Justice of the Peace.....not a Judge. Still an idiot, just a different Job Title

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. - Yahoo! News

Cool Beans · 10-16-2009, 06:41 AM

I dont think its that big a deal... not all that different from a doctor refusing to to abortions, or heart surgery on certain patients he may deem as high risk.

He didn't tell them they could not get married, just that he wouldn't do it. He even suggested the other guy in the Parish that would do it.

It's a personal choice he has made that is based on his moral beliefs.

Its a personal choice to marry who you want, it's his personal choice not to marry people he doesn't think will make it. I bet he wouldn't marry gays either.. or a Baptist to a Satanist... or a shepherd to a bulldog...

PaulS · 10-16-2009, 06:54 AM

CB - sounds like you'd fit in there?

spence · 10-16-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Beans

I dont think its that big a deal... not all that different from a doctor refusing to to abortions, or heart surgery on certain patients he may deem as high risk.

He didn't tell them they could not get married, just that he wouldn't do it. He even suggested the other guy in the Parish that would do it.

It's a personal choice he has made that is based on his moral beliefs.

Its a personal choice to marry who you want, it's his personal choice not to marry people he doesn't think will make it. I bet he wouldn't marry gays either.. or a Baptist to a Satanist... or a shepherd to a bulldog...

The only explanation for this post is an early morning troll.

-spence

Raven · 10-16-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by spence

The only explanation for this post is an early morning troll.

-spence

is he living under the bridge?

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Beans

I dont think its that big a deal... not all that different from a doctor refusing to to abortions, or heart surgery on certain patients he may deem as high risk....

Actually it is different....he's refusing to provide them a State Service. What he should have done in your scenario is give them the Marriage certificate and then point them someplace else to have their ceremony.....then he could use personal choice.

buckman · 10-16-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Stories like this that come from the South are of no surprise to me. Those people are at least 30 years behind the rest of the country.

I don't think you can say the Good Ole USA. Those people are practically from a different nation. I mean come on, we're talking about an area where they hold Civil War Reenactments where the Confederacy actually wins.

Didn't you just say that there should be a test before people are allowed to have children?

JohnnyD · 10-16-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by buckman

Didn't you just say that there should be a test before people are allowed to have children?

You are dead on, my friend. Perfect example above.

JohnnyD · 10-16-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool Beans

I dont think its that big a deal... not all that different from a doctor refusing to to abortions, or heart surgery on certain patients he may deem as high risk.

He didn't tell them they could not get married, just that he wouldn't do it. He even suggested the other guy in the Parish that would do it.

It's a personal choice he has made that is based on his moral beliefs.

Its a personal choice to marry who you want, it's his personal choice not to marry people he doesn't think will make it. I bet he wouldn't marry gays either.. or a Baptist to a Satanist... or a shepherd to a bulldog...

This sounds like one big, round-a-bout way of saying "I agree with him and would have done the same thing."

His stated issue wasn't that "he doesn't think they'll make it", it was because of the hardships their children *might* have to deal with growing up. And that he "just doesn't believe in mixing the races that way."

Again, please at least read the article before you make your bass-akwards, redneck posts.

buckman · 10-16-2009, 11:27 AM

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Well I'm convinced

RIJIMMY · 10-16-2009, 11:40 AM

I actually agree with Cool Beans. Not a big deal. Whatever happened to "I may not agree with your opinion but will die for your right to say it". Its his opinion, his choice. Ask yourself this - How many churches across america will not let people of other faiths marry in their churches? Will Catholic priests marry non-Catholics? Can you be divorced and get married in a church? Before you jump all over me - Im in an inter-racial marriage and have little mixed kiddies.

JohnnyD · 10-16-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I actually agree with Cool Beans. Not a big deal. Whatever happened to "I may not agree with your opinion but will die for your right to say it". Its his opinion, his choice. Ask yourself this - How many churches across america will not let people of other faiths marry in their churches? Will Catholic priests marry non-Catholics? I didnt think so.
Before you jump all over me - Im in an inter-racial marriage and have little mixed kiddies.

"I may not agree with your opinion but will die for your right to say it." doesn't apply to people in the public service.

Churches are completely different from public service workers - separation of church and state.

Should Emergency Medical Professionals legally be allowed to ignore someone dying of an overdose, due to a feeling of "if he doesn't care enough for his life, why should I?"

Should an investigator be able to ignore a scantily dressed woman's report of being raped because "she was probably asking for it"? It's his opinion.

You have a right to your opinion if you want to be critical of the President, state that global warming does or doesn't exist, or go to the town hall and tell them there are too many trees in town. You have an obligation to be and objective, neutral party when you're a civil service worker.

JohnnyD · 10-16-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by buckman

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Well I'm convinced

No kidding. I was reading the article waiting for him to be like, "I love black people. I let them come over and mow my lawn. Every few years I give some of the local colored kids 50 cents each to paint my fence. This one time I said, "homie, what is up". That's how they talk right?"

I mean come on now, who is actually buying this guy's bs?

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I actually agree with Cool Beans. Not a big deal. Whatever happened to "I may not agree with your opinion but will die for your right to say it". Its his opinion, his choice.

His opinion can begin after he issues the State license.....then he is more than free to send them somewhere else for the ceremony. Can the guy at the registry refuse to issue you a license or plates because he feels that a black man has a better chance of being in an accident.

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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Ask yourself this - How many churches across america will not let people of other faiths marry in their churches? Will Catholic priests marry non-Catholics? I didnt think so.

That is for the ceremonial portion of the process.....can the clerk at the town hall who issues the License say No based on that same argument.....I didn't think so.

RIJIMMY · 10-16-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

"I may not agree with your opinion but will die for your right to say it." doesn't apply to people in the public service.

Churches are completely different from public service workers - separation of church and state.

Should Emergency Medical Professionals legally be allowed to ignore someone dying of an overdose, due to a feeling of "if he doesn't care enough for his life, why should I?"

Should an investigator be able to ignore a scantily dressed woman's report of being raped because "she was probably asking for it"? It's his opinion.

You have a right to your opinion if you want to be critical of the President, state that global warming does or doesn't exist, or go to the town hall and tell them there are too many trees in town. You have an obligation to be and objective, neutral party when you're a civil service worker.

so whats the debate? I said its no big deal. yes a public servant broke the rules,,,,,,so? Fire him, take away his liscence, who cares But to make front page headlines is silly or think this is some massive undercurrent in society. More fuel for the race pimps. something out of nothing.
BTW - it is policy and LAW that many public entities use the color of someones skin to make decisions about them - its called affirmative action. outrage? disgust?

dad F - I agree w/you. But this is NOT newsworthy.

numbskull · 10-16-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by buckman

" "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

They have bathrooms in Louisiana?

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

But this is NOT newsworthy.

I agree with that too....waste of time.

Saltheart · 10-16-2009, 12:21 PM

I'm glad to hear it was a JOP and not a judge. Still pretty backwards thinking though!

The Dad Fisherman · 10-16-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

They have bathrooms in Louisiana?

Yep.....But if you here Banjo music, Pull 'em up REAL Quick.......and sinch that belt tight.

JohnnyD · 10-16-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

so whats the debate? I said its no big deal. yes a public servant broke the rules,,,,,,so? Fire him, take away his liscence, who cares But to make front page headlines is silly or think this is some massive undercurrent in society. More fuel for the race pimps. something out of nothing.
BTW - it is policy and LAW that many public entities use the color of someones skin to make decisions about them - its called affirmative action. outrage? disgust?

dad F - I agree w/you. But this is NOT newsworthy.

No, you said you agree with what Cool Beans said, who basically stated that Bardwell was in the right for doing what he did.
Any race discrimination story makes headlines because it fires people up. Some people are in disbelief that the actions still take place, others play the "see I told you it still happens" card, and some agree with the discrimination.

Affirmative action is outdated and is on its way out. But stories like this add fuel to the fire and for some, justify a continued need for affirmative action.

RIROCKHOUND · 10-16-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cool Beans

I dont think its that big a deal... I bet he wouldn't marry gays either.. or a Baptist to a Satanist... or a shepherd to a bulldog...

Holy %$%$%$%$ did your stripes just get exposed.

The world is a scary place, and while I'm an uber-tolerant, tree-hugging liberal, I can't imagine anyone still having the thought that two people, in a CIVIL service, can't get married based on race, gender whatever, period. I understand there are religious ramifications to gay marriage, but interracial? Ignorant, racist people make me sick.

Is it newsworthy, front page material? No, but it certainly speaks towards how intolerant people can still be in this country.

PaulS · 10-16-2009, 02:01 PM

he should resign.