Court Opinion

ID: 9540127
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:13:00.155144+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:59:38.341329
License: Public Domain

ROONEY, Justice,
concurring, with whom ROSE, Chief Justice, joins.
I concur with the majority opinion, but must take some exception to footnote 7 thereof. I think it to be within the prerogative of the legislature to enact such measures as it sees fit, to refuse to enact such measures as it sees fit, and to “tinker” with any legislation as it sees fit — be it a uniform act or otherwise. A Wyoming legislator must have complete freedom to represent his constituency in the enactment of laws without deference to that which foreigners might think is a proper law for Wyoming — again be it a uniform act, a model act or otherwise. Our legislature has seen fit to amend and modify many uniform laws passed by it as such was dictated by Wyoming’s special needs. The only concern of the courts with legislation should be that provided by the check and balance system under which our government was established.