Bobby Jindal: ‘I Certainly Will Support’ A Constitutional Amendment To Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Governor Bobby Jindal went one step further than Ted Cruz, saying that he wants a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

One day after leading the nation in a day-long Christian evangelical prayer rally, Republican governor Bobby Jindal appeared on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, telling George Stephanopoulos that he would not only support Ted Cruz‘s marriage amendment but would go one step further in outright allowing states to ban same-sex marriage.

“I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. My faith teaches me that, my Christian faith teaches me that,” the 43-year old Roman Catholic Rhodes Scholar said. 

But he, perhaps unaware of the details of Cruz’s constitutional amendment, went further than the Texas Senator.

“If the Supreme Court were to throw out our law,” Jindal said on Sunday, “our constitutional amendment — I hope they wouldn’t do that — if they were to do that, I certainly will support Ted Cruz and others that are talking about making an amendment in the Congress and D.C., a constitutional amendment to allow states to continue to define marriage.”

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Cruz promised to introduce “a constitutional amendment to prevent the federal government or the courts from attacking or striking down state marriage laws.” At least three dozen states already have extended marriage to same-sex couples.

Freedom to Marry president Evan Wolfson was quick to respond, with fact and force.

“Candidates who profess to favor freedom, limited government and even respect for families and the states, disqualify themselves when they panderingly endorse a go-nowhere constitutional amendment that would subvert each and every one of those claimed values,” Wolfson said., according to the Washington Blade. “Yoking himself to Ted Cruz and appearing at extremist rallies will advance Jindal’s career ambitions about as much as his State of the Union response a few years ago.”

The DNC also factually framed Jindal’s comments.

“In one weekend, Bobby Jindal managed to speak to an organization that’s been labeled a hate group and spew out more of his characteristic anti-equality rhetoric,” Ian Sams, spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, told the Washington Blade. “I wish it were shocking, but Jindal — more than almost any other Republican candidate — has done less to take his own advice about ending the GOP’s reputation as a ‘stupid party.’ He’s kowtowed to the Duck Dynasty crew, continues to spread discredited anti-Muslim conspiracies, and now is doubling down on his long-held opposition to marriage equality and equal rights for LGBT Americans.”

In this video, Jindal’s remarks on same-sex marriage are in the last minute.

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