Barney Frank: “I disagree with the criticism. I think the role of the judiciary in defending our rights, particularly when legislative…”

“I disagree with the criticism. I think the role of the judiciary in defending our rights, particularly when legislative majorities err and disregard those rights, is a very important one. I am, therefore, pleased to note that there are high-ranking judicial officials who are not deterred. I am here to congratulate in particular two Justices who have repudiated implicitly this criticism of judicial activism. I am here to call attention to the work of two Justices who have consistently upheld the finest traditions of judicial activism by striking laws, by overruling administrative decisions, even on occasion being in the minority and trying to strike laws.”