Jackass Jindal

Jim Burroway

June 26th, 2015

bobby-jindalYeah, I’m losing my reserve. So sue me.

Texas isn’t the only state trying to throw up roadblocks to marriage equality. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal may have a state to run, but more importantly to him he has a presidential campaign going on as well. And nothing is a better invitation to grandstanding than that. The Supreme Court may have spoken, but Jindal says he’s appealing to a lower authority:

“Current state law is still in effect until the courts order us otherwise,” said Mike Reed, Jindal’s spokesman in the governor’s office.

…There is not yet a legal requirement for officials to issue marriage licenses or perform marriages for same-sex couples in Louisiana,” (Attorney General Buddy) Caldwell said in a written statement.

The Jindal administration has said Louisiana’s state government won’t recognize gay marriage until a lower court rules on the issue.  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has taken up a gay marriage case, but was waiting on the Supreme Court ruling before moving forward with it. The Jindal administration is now delaying gay marriage in Louisiana until this appeals court decision is issued.

So, yeah, this is his name from now on. Attorneys for same-sex couples have already filed a motion seeking enforcement of the Supreme Court’s decision. Jindal was in full campaign mode just moments after the Court’s decision was announced:

The Supreme Court decision today conveniently and not surprisingly follows public opinion polls, and tramples on states’ rights that were once protected by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution.  Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that.

This decision will pave the way for an all out assault against the religious freedom rights of Christians who disagree with this decision. This ruling must not be used as pretext by Washington to erode our right to religious liberty.

The government should not force those who have sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage to participate in these ceremonies. That would be a clear violation of America’s long held commitment to religious liberty as protected in the First Amendment.

I will never stop fighting for religious liberty and I hope our leaders in D.C. join me.

 

Richard Rush

June 26th, 2015

“Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that.”

Sometimes it’s almost comical when people refer and defer to God as if he literally existed.

Priya Lynn

June 26th, 2015

Richard, I’m glad if that thought comforts them because it has no effect down on earth.

Pacal

June 26th, 2015

I am trying to understand how state Officials can refuse to perform their duties. If Jindal wants to be consistent he must allow those “who have sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage” to not be forced to participate in interracial and interreligious ceremonies. But of course allowing such discrimination is reserved for getting at Gay people other forms of discrimination are not allowed.

CPT_Doom

June 26th, 2015

It’s a bit awkward to note that Jindal’s Gid doesn’t consider his parents married.

Mark Oliver

June 26th, 2015

Conservative religionists that don’t want to get gay married don’t have to get gay married. I must be a special kind of dense because I cannot comprehend how anyone’s religious liberties are being trampled upon. To the contrary, keeping the government out of the business of enforcing religious rules is the _essence_ of religious liberty.

… Unless someone wants to argue that choosing a religion for oneself is tantamount to being granted a license to discriminate. Were that the case, then everyone would be eligible to discriminate against everyone, and by that logic we might as well bring back segregation. This seems so self-evident that I feel stupid bothering to write it. IS IT self-evident, or have I missed something?

Priya Lynn

June 26th, 2015

” Unless someone wants to argue that choosing a religion for oneself is tantamount to being granted a license to discriminate. Were that the case, then everyone would be eligible to discriminate against everyone”

That is what they think, being religious is a license to discriminate.

As the so called religious freedom laws let people discriminate when they have “sincerely held religious beliefs”, everyone except atheists can discriminate against whoever they want.

Paul Douglas

June 27th, 2015

“The government should not force those who have sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage to participate in these ceremonies.”

I don’t get it. What “ceremonies” are these christianists being forced to participate in? Have I missed something here?

Religionistas are crazy-making.

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