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BBC NEWS | Americas | Anger at US mixed marriage 'ban'
American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzmann said that her organisation had requested an investigation into Mr Bardwell, describing the case as one of "bigotry".
She said the Supreme Court ruled in 1967 "that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry" and that Mr Bardwell had knowingly broken the law.
However, Mr Bardwell denied mistreating anyone and said if he oversaw one mixed-race marriage, then he would have to continue to do it for everyone.
He said: "I try to treat everyone equally."
So if the Supreme Court in 1967 ruled that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry, then why can't homosexuals get married?
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Originally Posted by olePigeon 
So if the Supreme Court in 1967 ruled that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry, then why can't homosexuals get married?
I don't follow the issue closely, but from what I've seen, the outcome of every challenge that went to court has been that gays can marry. The result is a lot of states have amendments outlawing it to supersede the courts.
Regarding this article, it's a complete non-factor. No individual in their right mind is going to agree with him.
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So a State can overrule a Supreme Court decision? I actually don't know.
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An amendment to the state constitution can. That's checks and balances.
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Well, this tweet just destroyed that guys argument:
You know what, interracial marriages are bad for the kids. It's not like they could grow up and BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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That was pretty devastating as a come back!
As for the SC decision in question (which I believe is Loving v. Virginia), it didn't find what the story claimed. It found that you couldn't descrimate in marriage racially.
There has been no US SC rulings that have found that not changing the definition of marriage to include same sex unions as being unconstitutional.
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