[rdcbn1]

Arizona law is pretty explicit - it's not like the Arizona Supreme Court had any choice but to rule the way they did. It really does not matter how long the law has been in effect.

What ever happened to much touted principle of Stare Decisis?

[Socon-Econ]

The court is not a legislature. The ruling just held that the law still exists. It does not bar the legislature from changing the law.