July 19, 2001<\/p>\n
Ms. Daphne Barbee-Wooten Dear Ms. Barbee-Wooten:<\/p>\n In a recent article in the National Post, writer Mark Steyn (attached) quoted you as saying, "he's married to a white person" while discussing reasons that Clarence Thomas shouldn't have been invited to speak at the Hawaii ACLU's "Davis-Levin First Amendment Conference." I sincerely hope that this isn't the case.<\/p>\n I hope the Hawaii ACLU isn't sending the message that it is somehow wrong for a "black" person to be married to a "white" person. Tell me, Ms. Barbee-Wooten, what is your feeling on "interracial" marriage? Should it be used a tool to punish or denounce "blacks" who disagree with the ACLU on certain issues? Should the "color" of a person's choice of spouse be an issue when discussing their political views? Your comment, "he's married to a white person" seems to indicate that you do.<\/p>\n Maybe you've heard of the 1967 landmark Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia<\/a>? It was argued, by the way, by Bernard S. Cohen, an ACLU attorney. I've got a feeling that Mr. Cohen would disagree with any ACLU use of "interracial" marriage as a means of excluding someone from a First Amendment conference, but then again he's "a white person."<\/p>\n Relevant Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n James A. Landrith, Jr. cc: <\/p>\n
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