Bobby Jindal: I agree with Ted Cruz on gay marriage

Washington Examiner ^ | October 7, 2014 | 6:04 pm | T. Becket Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., on Tuesday said that he agrees with potential 2016 presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the issue of gay marriage, which is back in the news because of the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to reject requests from five states aimed at keeping bans on same-sex marriage in place.

“I certainly agree with the senator," Jindal said during a Tuesday conference call, in response to a question from the Washington Examiner. "I think he has proposed, he is already proposing some legislation on this, I certainly agree with the senator. I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman."

The Louisiana governor was careful to note that the Pelican State was not affected by the Court's decision.

“I know there are folks that are changing their position on this," Jindal said. "I know former Secretary [of State Hillary] Clinton, President Obama, have changed their positions on this. I know you can certainly see where opinion polls it appears a lot of folks have changed their positions on this. I’m not a weather vane on this issue and I’m not going to change my position. I continue to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.”

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to reject the requests from Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Indiana, the response from Republican lawmakers was generally muted. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Cruz, however, were among the few who made public statements criticizing the court’s decision. And Cruz was the most aggressively critical.

“This is judicial activism at its worst,” he said in a statement. "The Constitution entrusts state legislatures, elected by the people, to define marriage consistent with the values and mores of their citizens. The Supreme Court’s decision to let rulings by lower court judges stand that redefine marriage is both tragic and indefensible.”

“It is for the elected representatives of the people to make the laws of marriage, acting on the basis of their own constitutional authority, and protecting it, if necessary, from usurpation by the courts," he added. “Marriage is a question for the states. Traditional marriage is an institution whose integrity and vitality are critical to the health of any society. We should remain faithful to our moral heritage and never hesitate to defend it.”

Cruz also promised to introduce legislation to defend the authority of state legislatures to define marriage. He noted that along with his “State Marriage Defense Act of 2014,” he will introduce a constitutional amendment aimed at preventing the federal government and courts from overruling or striking down state marriage laws.

And this appears to be something that the Louisiana’s Republican governor is willing to back.

“[T]o answer your question,” Jindal told the Examiner, “certainly I support what the senator is doing."

[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

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[ZULU]

Love these two guys.

[Sans-Culotte]

But...but...but...the RINOs and GOPEs say we should abandon our stance on social issues and become just like the democrats. Now I'm confused. You mean it's okay to actually stand for something?

[defconw]

Me too!

[AllAmericanGirl44]

It is pathetic to realize we have TWO honorable men serving, and they always the TWO who stand up and fight!

Cruz and Lee, and now Jindal stands up, good.

[Unam Sanctam]

Call me single issue, but as with abortion, same sex marriage is a bright line for me. I will not vote for or support any active supporter of either.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I hear you. If a politician supports abortion and homosexual marriage, you then have to question their judgement on a whole range of issues.

And you will probably find he/she doesn’t agree with you on much of anything, and thus is not deserving of your support.

[Pecos]

Moderation in principle means having none to speak of. My office used to have one Jewish men. The observant one left, leaving us with the one who is Jewish only by the technicality of having been born of a Jewish mother. In practice, the only two principles(?) I have seen him defend are (a) once a person is elected to government office, they can do no wrong, and (b) the law is always right.

I have not bothered asking him about the obvious counter-example of Germany of the last century. He would only make some irrelevant statement about how all politicians have flaws.

[PapaBear3625]

In practice, the only two principles(?) I have seen him defend are (a) once a person is elected to government office, they can do no wrong, and (b) the law is always right.

Is that how he felt during the Bush years? Were laws against "gay marriage" always right? Sheesh.

[massmike]

RINO logic:

They tell us to stay away from issues like marriage and abortion and only focus on FISCAL issues...

Then they call US single-issue voters!

[Pecos]

He says he voted for Bush, and Bush was elected. Therefore, whatever Bush did during those years was right.

His position on this generic topic makes me very glad he no longer serves in the military.