Jindal: 'Let's just get rid of the court'

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Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) condemned the Supreme Court on Friday following its ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

“The Supreme Court is completely out of control, making laws on their own, and has become a public opinion poll instead of a judicial body,” the 2016 contender said in a statement.

“If we want to save some money, let’s just get rid of the court,” Jindal added.

Friday’s historic 5-4 ruling ensures that states recognize same-sex marriages under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

Jindal later said that the ruling fundamentally redefined the institution of marriage.

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

He also argued that protecting same-sex marriage would open the door to discrimination against people of faith who oppose its practice.

“Hillary Clinton and the Left will now mount an all-out assault on religious freedom guaranteed in the first amendment,” Jindal said of the Democratic 2016 front-runner.

“Regardless of your views on marriage, all freedom-loving people must pledge to respect our first amendment rights,” he added.

Clinton praised the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Twitter Friday morning.

“Proud to celebrate a historic victory for marriage equality – & the courage & determination of LGBT Americans who made it possible,” she wrote.

Justice Anthony Kennedy served as the swing vote, siding with the court’s more liberal members.

“It is demeaning to lock same-sex couples out of a central institution of the nation’s society, for they too may aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage,” Kennedy wrote in his 34-page decision.

Chief Justice John Roberts, in his dissenting opinion, argued that the ruling had “nothing to do” with the Constitution.

He said the majority had bypassed the voters and lawmakers.

“Indeed, however heartened proponents of same-sex marriage might be on this day, it is worth acknowledging what they have lost, and lost forever: the opportunity to win the true acceptance that comes from persuading their fellow citizens of the justice of their cause,” Roberts wrote.

Jindal formally launched his 2016 Oval Office bid earlier this week, becoming the 13th candidate formally vying for the GOP nomination.

[LibertyEagle]

Not having the Supreme Court would be far worse than now. As bad as it is, they sometimes do consider the Constitution. Without it, Congress and the emperor President would run rough shod. And you know they don't consider the Constitution. Ever.

I think this is the same kind of trick that they pulled long ago when convincing people to direct-elect Senators, instead of being appointed by the state legislation.

This country is in so much trouble. I honestly don't see it being rectified from the federal level. I think the only hope is at the local and state levels. Yet, here we sit.

[JK/SEA]

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[Ronin Truth]

Might as well, rubber stamps are much cheaper and take up much less space.

[Brian4Liberty]

Get rid of a branch of government. Nothing radical there.

[hells_unicorn]

Interestingly enough, Thomas Jefferson agreed with the position that Jindal is taking here. I definitely sympathize, but honestly, the court is basically reflecting the current state of this country, namely we have a government that doesn't represent us. Judicial appointments are a good theoretical check on power, but the thing is, since the senate no longer represents the states, the process of selecting judges does not reflect that approval of the states, hence how screwed up the process has become.

Abolishing the 17th Amendment would get to the root of the problem, though it might also be a good idea to remove every current sitting justice from office (particularly lunatics like Ginsberg and Kagan) and start over with new appointments.

[Brett85]

Jindal is terrific on this particular issue. Great job of criticizing an out of control Supreme Court and standing up for religious liberty.

[dannno]

Great job of criticizing an out of control Supreme Court and standing up for religious liberty.

Forcing states to recognize gay marriage doesn't affect your religious liberty unless they force private businesses to treat them 'equally' or something.

[erowe1]

If only he really meant it.

[Brett85]

Forcing states to recognize gay marriage doesn't affect your religious liberty unless they force private businesses to treat them 'equally' or something.

Of course that's already what's been happening across the United States as a result of government same sex marriage.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/...-weddings.html

[francisco]

Jindal: 'Let's just get rid of the court'

[dude58677]

When the United States was run by the Articles of Confederation. Justice was served at State and local courts. Getting rid of the federal courts is a great idea. Tand Oaul needs to adopt this position and actually do it when he becomes President. It would make State Nullification so much easier.

[PAF]

I'm running for office for Pete's sake.

Vote the Record, Not the Rhetoric:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...-On-The-Record

[JK/SEA]

too bad he didn't say 'End The Fed'...

[cindy25]

the solution might just be to add more members. congress can at anytime increase the size (15 is reasonable, most countries have that many). those 6 plus Thomas, Alito and Scalia for economic freedom; those 6 plus 3 socialists for civil rights.

[tod evans]

the solution might just be to add more members. congress can at anytime increase the size (15 is reasonable, most countries have that many). those 6 plus Thomas, Alito and Scalia for economic freedom; those 6 plus 3 socialists for civil rights.

Are you kidding?

A bigger pile of $#@! just stinks more and it draws more flies.

[enhanced_deficit]

the solution might just be to add more members. congress can at anytime increase the size (15 is reasonable, most countries have that many). those 6 plus Thomas, Alito and Scalia for economic freedom; those 6 plus 3 socialists for civil rights.

Should be at least 3 Protestant Christains for religious conservative rights.



From other thread:

On a related note, one thing is interesting that currently there is not a single SCOTUS Judge representing Protestant Christians, the largest demographic in the US (about 50% of US population).

The table below shows the religious affiliation of each of the justices sitting as of 2014:

Name	Religion	Appt. by	On the Court since
John Roberts (Chief Justice)	Roman Catholic	G.W. Bush	2005
Antonin Scalia	Roman Catholic	Reagan	1986
Anthony Kennedy	Roman Catholic	Reagan	1988
Clarence Thomas	Roman Catholic	G.H.W. Bush	1991
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Jewish	Clinton	1993
Stephen Breyer	Jewish	Clinton	1994
Samuel Alito	Roman Catholic	G.W. Bush	2006
Sonia Sotomayor	Roman Catholic	Obama	2009
Elena Kagan	Jewish	Obama	2010

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogr..._United_States



Religion & Public Life

• U.S. Politics
• Media & News

Religions

• Christian 70.6%
• ► Expand Evangelical Protestant 25.4%
• ► Expand Mainline Protestant 14.7%
• ► Expand Historically Black Protestant 6.5%
• Catholic 20.8%
• ► Expand Mormon 1.6%
• ► Expand Orthodox Christian 0.5%
• Jehovah's Witness 0.8%
• ► Expand Other Christian 0.4%

• Non-Christian Faiths 5.9%
• Jewish 1.9%
• Muslim 0.9%
• Buddhist 0.7%
• Hindu 0.7%
• Other World Religions 0.3%
• ► Expand Other Faiths 1.5%
• Unaffiliated (religious "nones") 22.8%
• Atheist 3.1%
• Agnostic 4.0%
• ► Expand Nothing in particular 15.8%
• Don't know 0.6%

http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/


http://www.christianpost.com/news/sh...e-case-135049/