[The Shootist]

Why did they not have the right to change the applicable law prospectively?

I'm just passing on to you what the Judge said.

"In our system of government the courts are the final interpreters of the Law, not the Executive Branch or the Legislature".

[isrul]

"In our system of government the courts are the final interpreters of the Law, not the Executive Branch or the Legislature"

That's a false statement.

[kennedyd]

I'm just passing on to you what the Judge said.

"In our system of government the courts are the final interpreters of the Law, not the Executive Branch or the Legislature".

That's true, but it leaves out the fact that in our system, laws are made by the legislature and not the courts. The Florida legislature has not called into question the ability of the courts to interpret the law. Rather, they have seen the need to change the law for the protection of the people they represent. Where is the problem here?