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Yahoo News. Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Mary Foster, Associated Press Writer – Thu Oct 15, 7:56 pm ET NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. "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." Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said. Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said. "There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it." If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said. "I try to treat everyone equally," he said. Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years. Beth Humphrey, 30, and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint. Humphrey, an account manager for a marketing firm, said she and McKay, a welder, just returned to Louisiana. She is white and he is black. She plans to enroll in the University of New Orleans to pursue a masters degree in minority politics. "That was one thing that made this so unbelievable," she said. "It's not something you expect in this day and age." Humphrey said she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. Bardwell suggested the couple go to another justice of the peace in the parish who agreed to marry them. "We are looking forward to having children," Humphrey said. "And all our friends and co-workers have been very supportive. Except for this, we're typical happy newlyweds." "It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzmann. She said the Supreme Court ruled in 1967 "that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry." The ACLU sent a letter to the Louisiana Judiciary Committee, which oversees the state justices of the peace, asking them to investigate Bardwell and recommending "the most severe sanctions available, because such blatant bigotry poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the administration of justice." "He knew he was breaking the law, but continued to do it," Schwartzmann said. According to the clerk of court's office, application for a marriage license must be made three days before the ceremony because there is a 72-hour waiting period. The applicants are asked if they have previously been married. If so, they must show how the marriage ended, such as divorce. Other than that, all they need is a birth certificate and Social Security card. The license fee is $35, and the license must be signed by a Louisiana minister, justice of the peace or judge. The original is returned to the clerk's office. "I've been a justice of the peace for 34 years and I don't think I've mistreated anybody," Bardwell said. "I've made some mistakes, but you have too. I didn't tell this couple they couldn't get married. I just told them I wouldn't do it."

Jony-Food poison? JB- morning? dude its 1.30pm.

The trick is to plan ahead and squeeze in as much as you can. Hello People

BBC-Fraud fugitive in Facebook trap A man on the run, wanted for fraud by US authorities, inadvertently revealed where he was hiding through a series of extravagant Facebook updates. Cameroon-born Maxi Sopo's messages made it clear he was living the high life in the Mexican resort of Cancun. He also added a former US justice department official to his friend list who ended up helping to track him down. US officials say Mr Sopo and an associate falsely obtained more than $200,000 in credit from banks. In recent status updates Mr Sopo said he was "loving it", described himself as "living in paradise" and said he was "just here to have fun". FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service "He was making posts about how beautiful life is and how he was having a good time with his buddies," said Assistant US Attorney Michael Scoville. "He was definitely not living the way we wanted him to be living, given the charges he was facing," he added. The 26-year-old, who is currently in custody in Mexico City, initially sold roses in Seattle nightclubs after arriving in the US in 2003. He then allegedly moved on to bank fraud. The former justice department official whom Mr Sopo befriended on the social networking site said he had only met the fugitive a few times in the city's nightclubs and had no idea that he was on the run. He was able to discover exactly where Mr Sopo was living and the information was passed to the Mexican authorities who arrested him last month.

Malika-zench boi ni ndugo yetu si mlendo

Metro- Ibti am shocked. hello people.

For the love of god don’t encourage them to open “welcome me to SOL threads” I can’t stand that silly nonsense. I for one welcome their silent sneaking in….so don’t you dare ruin that. Your spiritual leader is AT&T?...stuff and nonsense.

Opportunist

Jonny-now i know you've lost your mind.

In your dreams Jonny.

:rolleyes: am now confused.

On what?

Juxa- i dont understand Af-somali...so i didnt even know if he did that...... Jonny-Haven’t you noticed???

Ohh Jonny nothing is free. It will cost you.

Jonny- very high; if its rush hour and your good-looking. But its not harassment more like innocent/very much welcomed spooning session.

"Woman is not a "woman" if she doesn't make men think, glance and at least make a comment" Say what? Juxa- In all seriousness I don’t understand.

Juxa- for the love of god woman Somali is wasted on me. Apart from your mission in life…I don’t understand the rest. Say it in affingris (that doesnt mean i know somali) please.

your lossing it...@jb

Juxa-let the man look....

Morning People

I only understand half of this. But Juxa can you please tell me what’s wrong with this proposition? Don’t forget to factor in the fact that’s she knows him.

Chu-there’s always a motive.. so NO, there is no such thing as Charity. Ibti- its £1500 and what you have to lose? Come on I don’t like isn’t good enough. Think of the long term impact of that money.

Juxa- nothing is free my dear. We can delude ourselves but there is no such thing as free/charity. I say give in and respond in kind to the man’s generosity.

Don’t make me laugh people@ NO. Ibti- you must be considering it for you to be posting it here? Unless you intend to spread your legs at the end of the day or engage in other un-holly activities…I say go, have fun, enjoy the meal and get £1500 that you need. If you’re worried about your security etc…then place your own conditions i.e. choose the location, means of transport and yes get your friends to book a table at the location also for moral support. Che-nothing good am sure of it. Jonny-sasa ndo manaki nini?