Jindal on gay marriage: ‘We’re a nation of laws’

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) says he wants Congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution if the Supreme Court decides to overrule state gay marriage bans.

“We’re a nation of laws, that’s why I said I want the Supreme Court not to overturn our laws,” he said on CNN’s “New Day” on Tuesday.

“If the Supreme Court were to do this, I think the remedy would be a constitutional amendment in the Congress to tell the courts you can’t overturn what the states have decided.” 

{mosads}Jindal made the comments after the Supreme Court denied staying a decision in Alabama, making it the 37th state to allow same-sex-marriages for the time being. But ABC News reported that many counties are refusing to issue marriage licenses in line with that decision.

The Supreme Court is ultimately expected to settle the matter this year, with oral arguments scheduled in April. That could set up the court to decide by June.

The Louisiana governor panned politicians, mainly President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for changing their views. He said voters respect those who don’t ebb and flow with the polls.

“It’s only recently, as the polls changed, that some politicians have changed their views,” he said.

“For many of us, it’s a very important part of our faith, we don’t think we should change the definition of marriage. It doesn’t mean that we want to discriminate against others, but it does mean that we say marriage has been between a man and a woman, in our faith it is something that is defined that way, we don’t think we should change that.”