It's a really terrible thing to have laws that aren't respected by the people, the government or the courts. It completely undermines the rule of law.
I thought you might have meant that a statute could not affect an existing contract. I had never heard of that before, but governments sometimes compensate people who suffer losses because of legislative action, so…
Are you suggesting that the legislature cannot pass a law that voids part or all of a contract that was valid when written?
It's a really terrible thing to have laws that aren't respected by the people, the government or the courts. It completely undermines the rule of law.
I thought you might have meant that a statute could not affect an existing contract. I had never heard of that before, but governments sometimes compensate people who suffer losses because of legislative action, so…
Are you suggesting that the legislature cannot pass a law that voids part or all of a contract that was valid when written?