Same-sex marriage bans are on the way back to the Supreme Court for a decision, and it’s clear that some conservative leaders are worried about what the results might be. They’ve been working hard on what to do if the justices should conclude that these bans are unconstitutional. Now, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a suggestion: amend the constitution.

Jindal says that he’ll support a constitutional amendment — one he says Ted Cruz and others are already working on — to amend the constitution, in order to maintain states’ rights to discriminate against gay couples. The amendment, he says, would support the right of individual states to ‘define marriage.’

According to Talking Points Memo, Jindal appeared on ABC’s This Week, where he spoke about his faith and the impact he believes it should have on law.

I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. My faith teaches me that, my Christian faith teaches me that. If the Supreme Court were to throw out our law, 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.

On Jindal’s Facebook page, supporters and dissenters are making their feelings known.

Would you agree with Islamic law telling your wife she needs to wear a burka or be considered an immoral woman? That she can’t go out in public without a family male chaperone? I’m guessing not. Why vilify the lesbians and gays because you can’t reconcile that kind of love? Doesn’t your religion tell you to stop judging? Mine does. Your intolerance of the LGBT community makes you an unsuitable candidate to represent all citizens and govern fairly

You are so so right. We need a spiritual revival for sure. Loved your closing statement from your speech. “Our God wins.” Thank you for standing up for what is right and good. Prayers for you. God bless you too. Keep talking and running for President.

The Freedom To Marry site, however, notes that Jindal’s constituents no longer agree with him on the issue of same-sex marriage so overwhelmingly as they once did — in February of 2014, at least 54% of poll respondents supported allowing either civil unions or marriages for gay couples.

If Jindal’s response to a ruling that says discrimination is unconstitutional, is to seek a constitutional amendment, it’s beginning to look as though it will be a political mistake — increasingly, the population is in favor of making same-sex marriage legal, and Louisiana is not an exception.

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