Statements [The duty of the Guardian Council:to supervise the legislation enacted by the Majlis]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
You must oversee the Majlis's legislation and in doing so you should not take into consideration matters of expediency. You must make sure that the legislation be absolutely in accordance with Islamic law. Do not pay heed to some of the members (of the Majlis) who wish to pander to a small segment of our people; the so-called" progressive" individuals; you must firmly oppose such ideas. Keep God in mind. Basically only God must be considered in fulfilling our obligations and not the people. If[ for example ]a hundred million people, the whole population of the world hold an opinion contrary to the Qur'an, you must stand up to them and preach the word of God, even if all the people rise up against you. This is what the prophets also used to do. Did Moses, for example, act differently against Pharaoh? Did he have any supporter? Thank God that our Majlis is Islamic and there will not be any legislation enacted against Islamic law. But you are duty-bound to keep watch. Do not listen to the supposedly" modern" well-to-do class of people. God is with us, God-willing. If we act for God, He will support us.
[At this point one of the jurists of the Guardian Council asked about the Majlis's change of name, to which Imam replied:]
There is no real change, because no article has been ratified in this regard. The Majlis just wants to select an official name and it will. How much should I tell you not to be afraid of such talks? Now that they know that they cannot totally disregard Islam, they want to add the word" Islamic" to the Majlis's title and then after a while delete the" Islamic" and readopt their previous stance. Stand firm and do not consider anything but Islam and the Qur'an.