[Sabertooth]

It isn't a judge's proper role to overturn a bad law that is still in alignment with the Texas Constitution - or do you believe that judicial activism is bad, unless your pet cause is at stake?

How do you define "judicial activism?"

[dirtboy]

How do you define "judicial activism?"

Twisting the clear intent of law, or creating new laws from the bench, in pursuit of one's political agenda. In other words, judges who should have run for Congress if they wanted to legislate. A strict constructionist may vehmently disagree with a given law, but if it passes Constitutional muster, he should vote to uphold it.