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Friday, October 16, 2009 12:00 AM

Time warp! Justice of peace won't officiate interracial marriage

Louisiana official not a racist, just opposes "mixing the races that way"
By Darren Hutchinson

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  • Friday, October 16, 2009 03:16 PM

    Um, yeah, you are obligated to do that...

    So he's deciding not to marry interracial couples? What other laws won't he enforce? Traffic tickets his buddies get? He's a jp - he doesn't get to choose which laws he obeys. What an embarrassment to Louisiana and the south.

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