Louisiana Governor and 2016 Presidential hopeless Bobby Jindal is making good on his promise to do everything he possibly can to fight the gays.
Just days after marriage equality became the law of the land in the United States, Jindal, also known as “America’s least popular governor,” signed an executive order allowing government employees the legal right to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds.
“State employees who express a religious objection to involvement in issuance of same-sex marriage licenses, and judges and justices of the peace may not be forced to officiate a same-sex wedding ceremony when other authorized individuals who have no religious objection are available,” the order read.
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What happens if there are no other “authorized individuals who have no religious objection available,” you ask?
The answer: Nothing. No marriage. And no disciplinary action for the insubordinate state employee either. Imagine the pandora’s box of faith-based objections to serving LGBTs this creates. State medical workers don’t want to treat gay men because they don’t like them? No problem! Public school teachers who disapprove of gay teens? No problem!
According to Jindal, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, clerks in Louisiana can still deny same-sex marriage licenses, and they needn’t fear any consequences because “numerous attorneys have committed to defend their rights free of charge” should any of them be disciplined for refusing to do their jobs.
That’s right. Jindal has personally wrangled up a gaggle of lawyers willing to work pro bono for any state employee who wants to sue the state. Sadly, judges and clerks still need to be paid for processing these nuisance suits. Courthouses must keep the lights on.
The memo concludes: “Louisiana is resolved to protect the inalienable rights of all it citizens.”
In other Jindal-related news, the governor is currently facing an unexpected local challenger for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination. A Louisiana crawfish has announced its candidacy and proclaimed itself a “harbinger of doom” for Jindal.
When asked why people should vote for Crawfish instead of Jindal, Crawfish’s campaign said “Crawfish is NOT Bobby Jindal, which really, is reason enough.”
An official Facebook page titled “Can This Crawfish Get More Supporters Than Bobby Jindal?” currently has almost 20,000 followers.
Related: The Best Responses To Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Antigay Executive Order (So Far)
Luis H. Lopez
Be careful what you ask for you will get it!
Joseph Pasquino
You are making a fool out of yourself- Ouiser Boudreaux
Paula Conley
Hate much?!
Terry Sandy
How in the HELL did this man get elected to ANYTHING!
Robert J Zeleniak
Anyone who encourages breaking the law has no business being our representative . . .
David Mitchell
He needs to be impeached
Ralph Vendegna
Stupid Jackass
Kevin J Desmond
Send his ass back to India !!!!!
Tony Chaplinski
beyond stupid into the stratosphere of stupid.swears to protect the rights of all of the citizens of his state. I guess as long as your not gay, that is’
Ladbrook
The problem with Louisiana is that corruption and hypocrisy seem to be the only qualifications needed to hold office there. The Dems and the Repubs in that state are equal opportunity offenders. Maybe if we just nuked the place we could stop worrying about it and all of their insane politicians.
He’ll be under indictment soon enough for illegal money-making OR he’ll be caught diddling some boy or banging a couple of hookers with cocaine on his face. It’s Louisiana. We shouldn’t take any of them seriously.
David Smith
i have to . he is under the dask takeing his umm kiss ass lol
TheBigOne
Oh that crazy Piyush, trying to out-Trump everybody else in the Republican party.
John McMillin
Always pathetic to see fellow minorities be uber-homophobic. Dude was born in 1972, which means he’s not that old (I tolerate it more from people over 60 or so… Bobby probably listened to Culture Club growing up given his age.) But then, he is friends with the Robertson clan which alone shows the type of people he associates with.
russellhm
When Mark Twain wrote that “Common sense is not all that common,” he must have known people like Jindal who claim it as reasons for their inane decisions. A friend sent me a fantastic quote today: “You’re upset because you want your religious laws to be the law of the land? You know who else wants that? ISIS And if Jindal were to return to his ancestral home in India, it would Hindi inanity over beef and eggs and milk.
DennisBTR
@Ladbrook: While I am certainly embarrassed by our current Governor (and many other politicians) we are not all corrupt or hypocrites. There are a lot of decent minded and honest people in Louisiana, who support equality for everyone. Every state has its share of horrible politicians and people. Please don’t stereotype the entire state based on our current idiot governor.
BeachDaddyDave
How can he run for President when he will not uphold the Constitution of the United States? I would say that this action is an INSTANT DISQUALIFICATION!
Chris Peterson
Public office doesn’t equal intelligence !!!!
Jerry Kelley
Sounds like an asshole, but then, who voted for him?
David Chin
Let’s have a lawless country. Republican show themselves as sore losers each time!!! Show some respect for our government system
AxelDC
What a waste of taxpayer money. He will lose, and the state will have to pay court costs and legal fees.
money718
Dude, you will never be a white evangelical and NEVER be president. Sit your ass down. What a joke.
Atldeuce
In light of his mincing, light loafered response to the State of the Union address some years ago, he may be tiring to prove his hetro credentials. So long to New Orleans as a gay destination until this cracker is out of orafice. This race is just getting more hilarious. Is Bravo sponsoring this?
Joseph M Williams
What a disappointment Bobby.
LubbockGayMale
If ANY government employee has a problem serving the citizens, let the employee resign! Show us you have the courage of your convictions by giving up the salary, perks and benefits of the job!
billeetee
Another’irrelevant’ politician, from an ‘irrelevant background’, pretendng to be an ‘irrelevant governor’, and he’s challenging ANYTHING?
Give Us A Break!
Stephen Meeks
And I hope they do, in abundance
Caoimhin Mikael Lycke
Evil thinkers are evil doers!
David Jarrett
And he is so ugly in all respects
Mack
@Jerry Kelley: Republicans will vote for anything with a “R” after the name no matter how bad they are., George W Bush is proof of that.
Mack
@LubbockGayMale: I agree. And any Public Employee who refuses to do their jobs needs to be reminded that you’re a taxpayer and they work for you.
SteveDenver
“Louisiana Governor and 2016 Presidential hopeless” Queerty WINS again. Hilarious!
mcflyer54
Will the residents of Louisiana have the right to withhold the portion of their state taxes that are used to pay the salaries of these non-performing government employees? Why doesn’t Piyush and Bobby is NOT the Americanized version of his real name), instead of running for President, simply mount a campaign for Louisiana to secede from the union?
GG
“State employees who express a religious objection to involvement in issuance of same-sex marriage licenses, and judges and justices of the peace may not be forced to officiate a same-sex wedding ceremony . . .”
Hey Bobby, why stop at same-sex? There are many, many things a person can find religiously objectionable concerning marriage, so why aren’t those things addressed/protected by your executive order? Oh yeah, because it’s not politically expedient to do so; your hate is reserved for a select few. Got it.
Slime.
Curty
He’s an ass, who loves kissing asses of the GOP conservative party. I don’t think he is proud to be Indian. He is very overzealous in his approach to try to convert votes. He may have a job with family research council with his term is over… even tho I’ve never seen them have any other racial groups but the whites.
Daniel-Reader
All these genocidal politicians…
Moritz
When I saw this headline I thought the gov was not going to give full medical benefits, etc to gay state employees. I am sure that is next.
Regarding the actual issue, what an ultra-maroon (as Bugs Bunny would say). He can’t even reach 1% in Republican polls, so he will say and do anything to get noticed. Shouldn’t he be term limited by now??? Seems like he’s been around longer that Huey Long.
BGinBigD
Once an idiot, always an idiot! No wonder the people of Louisiana get a bad rap…although they elected the fool!
Ralph Trojanowicz
Federal government cut off all funding to the state until they comply. They will comply fast!!
BlueDude
Yeah, I asked a friend from New Orleans the “HOW did he ever get elected” question. Well, it seems BJ’s opponent was an even more repulsive stupid tu®d, if you can believe that. And we thought Cruz and Huckleberry were d*cksh*ts!
Joel Wind
He is a disgrace to India and the state to Louisiana.
Matt Evans
I love love to sue is uneducated ass!!
Desert Boy
ET, Call Home
Steve Charles
Religious beliefs have their place but in government. You were hired to do a job funded by tax payers for tax payers. If refuse to do that job then you are in violation of your work practices. In addition, if we were to follow religious doctrine then the following are a violation: mixing of race, mixing of religion, making slavery illegal is a violation. My point religion has its place, you cannot force us to bend to your beliefs. That is the greatest form of oppression. Fine you don’t agree with the law, quit and find one that doesn’t conflict with your religious beliefs.
Steve Charles
@Steve Charles: sorry first sentence should read *Religious beliefs do not have a place in providing government services.*
Bob LaBlah
I channel my great, great, great grand-pappy, Jubilation T. Cornpone, when I say, in regards to ol’ Brother Jindal’s actions, “that boy needs his ass whipped”.
Daniel Perkovich
Bobby Jindal is an another Republican Asshole.
Shayan Rayani
Attorneys will defend them free of charge…you mean at the tax payers expense. You are a government worker paid for by tax dollars, if you can’t do your job, quit!
mezzacanadese
I like the comment Ralph made about cutting off their funding until they comply.
Doug Lia
So sue him–everyone sue the hell out of him!!!!! He is a disgrace to the human race!
blackberry finn
We need a “Bollywood” send-up video, Tracey Ullmann style, of this whack-job.
Anthony Canta
Go to hell Jindal!!!!!
Finrod
Bobby Jindal was born Hindu and converted to Catholicism. Does mean that it’s legal to deny him service because he’s an apostate?
Dennis Crowley
Asshole who has no chance of being nominated
Ivan Alberto Lugo
This is not completely accurate if a clerk denies to give the license the office has to provide one that does by federal ruling the same with a judge to perform the marriage however if is true they will defend the clerk they can’t defend the office and they will loose big beside the big fine they will get at a state level.
Arcamenel
Piyush Jindal wants the whites to love him so badly 🙁 Poor self-hating man.
Tom Remillard
Xzamilio
He can’t help himself… he’s far down the rabbit hole. You know those people that know that what they are doing is mind blowingly stupid, but they keep with it because it’s too late to back out? This is him. His rabid fanbase will not accept any kind of wavering, and now he’s just flew over the cuckoo’s nest. I’m sure this saddens the many gods and demi-gods he’s supposed to be serving lol
Louis DeLena
It’s about time for him to crash and burn
Roger Honeycutt
I vote crawfish
Jon Michael
Don’t sue him … arrest him … contempt of court … derilection of duty …
patricko
@Kevin J Desmond: not cool. We are better than Bobby Jindal.
Rhoda Mackenzie
batshit crazy.
gesslar
It took a simple google search to determine that this man is from New Orleans. India has literally nothing to do with this. Don’t let your ignorant racism get the better of you. It serves no purpose.
Tony Belliveau
“Thank you for calling Time Warner, this is Bobby, how can I help you?
dubstepskater
Does this fool not realize that by his ridiculous rants that he is only hurting his chance of being elected? And what’s up with his face? There’s a guy that lives on my street that his face is sunk in like that too… of coarse he is on Tina real bad… Oh wait, never mind… Guess he’s got to have a hobby…
OhHellNo
Impeached? Jindal needs to be mailed for incitement to riot and ignoring the law. Funny, he wasn’t too fond of executive orders when the President was making them. What’s Indian for “douche”?
Steven Alan McGaw
Sickening, arrogant, contemptible…
Steve Proo
The Supreme Court was not asked to interpret scripture, it interprets the laws of man. So it’s rulings shouldn’t change ones faith. Same sex marriage is not a threat to other peoples marriages.
Johnny Torch Guy
Surprise….surprise…a me,beer of a visible minority condemning the “gays”. However, those who oppose anything they believe is different, or “QUEER” just manage to show their true colours. Yes, he is in office, but there are so many others who are doing the same…or worse, in all governments around the world..it’s better to deal with what we have right here, right now. They get elected right under our noses and by the time we notice, it’s too late. Keep our eyes and ears open…there’s one standing right in front of you! Good luck, world!!
captainburrito
I’d say sue him for obstructing but that would just give him publicity and strangling that is the best kind of death for him.
William C. Searcy
Paul Ydstie
1EqualityUSA
I believe that they want to suck the life’s blood out of our community, much as vectors. One mosquito is annoying, 10,000 mosquitoes are contenders. When gay money is devoted to fighting frivolous, law-breaking bigots, that’s fewer dollars that can be spent on our candidates, our causes, our own community.
Bob LaBlah
Wanna good laugh at ol’ Bobby’s expense? Check out the tweets that came in after this fool set up an AskBobby twitter account. There are a lot of people that don’t like him, huh? Many of them had me rolling on the floor. The majority sound like distant cousins of mine down there.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskBobby?src=hash
tusgold
I am a politicak staffer for a tier 1 Democrat for President. What most people are not aware of is the vettig process has not begun Hillary is vetted. When Ross Perot was running at about this time he was polling at 37%. Hey, he looked great from 500 miles away. It is over 500 days fro the elction. Thhe Clinton e-mails look like a joke ” can I have a glass of iced tea” Thr is a term called the Perot Syndrom what it means is you get people polling very high in some cases then the media starts vetting them. Once they started vetting Perot he hit 8% So Scott Walker has made a HUGE right turn (Iowa) in policy to capture Iowa, a brick wall, and then when Walker hits New Hamsphire the vetting may begin. By the time Perot was vetted he was seen as a crazy man. I like Bernie Sanders but one they start bring up hs 100s of absolute crackpot statements he’s done. So do yourself a favor Hillary is still top dog besides all the gloom and doom and this bunch like Jindal, Rubio and these actual second third tier candidates the field clears quick
billeetee
I’m not trying to ’embarrass you’. Nor am I trying to be superior. Before you write something and post it, you need to proofread your work. There are ‘glaring’ errors in spelling, grammar, and sentence structuring. You make some valid points but my question is why are you commenting on something other than what the article is obviously about: Bobby Jindal.
Sometimes, in the ‘heat of the moment’, I write my heart and soul AND I make grammatical and spelling errors and horribly, sometime they get posted.
Please take more time and keep to the subject from here on. Thank You.