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> can we make that law retroactive

No, we can't make laws retroactive, at least not in the US, and why would you want that anyway?

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Only criminal laws are prohibited from being retroactive, because the Supreme Court works in mysterious ways.

I assumed the parent meant a criminal penalty. But, I still don't understand why anyone would want the government to have such a capricious legislative power.

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