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ex post facto, surely?

• rayiner 14y ago
  The prohibition against retroactive laws only applies to criminal laws. See Calder v. Bull (1798).
  • petercooper 14y ago
    So, theoretically speaking, could California retroactively increase the state income tax and claim billions from most of the populace?
    • forgingahead 14y ago
      This is exactly what happened when Prop 30 passed last year: http://allthingsd.com/20121204/what-proposition-30-means-for-californias-entrepreneurs/ http://allthingsd.com/20121204/what-proposition-30-means-for...
    • wmeredith 14y ago
      Absolutely.