I've got to stop reading the news. . .

[squirelawrence]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_interracial_rebuff

Apparently a Louisiana justice of the peace refused to issue a marriage license for an interracial couple, because he doesn't believe interracial marriages are accepted by either black society or white society.  *headdesk* 

The ACLU is asking the Louisiana Judiciary committee to impose the "most severe sanctions available."  I, personally, suggest that those sanctions include tattooing the entire text of Loving v. Virginia*, in very large, bold type across the most painful portions of his anatomy possible.  With the citation across his forehead.  And if you could make it glow in the dark, that would be good too.  Or if the plaintiff's counsel for Loving is still around, perhaps just leaving the official with him would be fitting.  And a big stick. 

*sigh*  The stupid is just so depressing. 

*For the non-lawyers in my very small audience, Loving v. Virginia is the Supreme Court case in which the Court held (9-0 - go Supremes!!!) that states may not forbid interracial marriage.  In 1967. 

Comments

[beatrice_otter]

Wow. That's ... there are no words.

You know, there are times when you hear the ACLU's involved in something, and you just have to wonder what they're smoking. And then there are other times when you look at a situation, and you just have to hope the ACLU kicks the (metaphorical) crap out of them. This is one of them. This is why we have a fucking ACLU in the first place.

The (very miniscule) silver lining, I suppose, is that it's the perfect thing to point to when people say that the election of Obama proves there's no racism in America anymore.

[squirelawrence]

Yup - this is very definitely one of those times when you know the ACLU is going to be jumping up and down screaming, and you want to cheer them on.

Love your icon, by the way.

[beatrice_otter]

Thank you. It's a quote from Babylon 5. Gotta love Londo Mollari.