The Justice of the Peace who refuses to marry interracial couples in Louisiana continues to be at the center of a firestorm. He now says that "everyone" hates him."Everybody hates me. Really. I don't know why. I treat people, I figure, equal. I have one problem with marrying mixed-race marriages and that is the offspring."This story became public when Keith Bardwell refused to grant Beth and Terence McKay a marriage license. The couple eventually went to a different justice suggested by Bardwell's wife, and were married.
The Louisiana chapter of the ACLU has called Bardwell's decision "tragic and illegal," while Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has called for the justice's license to be revoked. However, Keith Bardwell is refusing to resign. Meanwhile the McKays are considering legal action to ensure Bardwell loses his license.
The couple appeared on CNN's this morning on Monday. Terence McKay said:
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but he's absolutely wrong on all aspects of this stance. He's saying the only reason he doesn't marry interracial couples is dealing with the ... because of the offspring of the marriages. But, if it wasn't for interracial couples today, we wouldn't have our president. So for him to take that outlook, that's like the 1800's."Watch this video from CNN's American Morning, broadcast Oct. 19, 2009, via Raw Replay.
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