Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal slammed the Supreme Court on Friday after its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage.
“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 presidential candidate said in a statement.
“If we want to save some money, let’s just get rid of the court,” Jindal added.
The 5-4 ruling, which forces all states to recognize same-sex marriage under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, will fundamentally transform the institution of marriage, he later said.
“Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that,” he added.
Jindal also echoed Franklin Graham warning today that the persecution of Christians is coming with this ruling.
“Hillary Clinton and the Left will now mount an all-out assault on religious freedom guaranteed in the First Amendment,” he said.
“Regardless of your views on marriage, all freedom-loving people must pledge to respect our first amendment rights,” he added.
Chief Justice John Roberts was particularly concerned with the religious freedom aspect of the ruling as well.
“Many good and decent people oppose same-sex marriage as a tenet of faith,” he wrote in his dissenting opinion, “and their freedom to exercise religion is—unlike the right imagined by the majority—actually spelled out in the Constitution.”
Christians “better be ready,” Graham warned.
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