Here’s the thing: I can understand denying a couple a marriage license if there is a credible reason to believe that the couple isn’t appropriately prepared for marriage. Having a screaming match in front of the justice of the peace isn’t likely to win you any favors. However, saying that “most interracial marriages don’t last” is not anything RESEMBLING a credible reason. In fact, it’s horse hockey. (I don’t have statistics on hand, but I’d be willing to bet the statistics aren’t any worse than for pasty ol’ white marriages, which are pretty bad these days.) And then to try to cover for it by saying you have “piles of black friends” is just ludicrous.