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The Florida Supreme Court has been called the less equal branch of Government by one former governor and it is facing the ire of lawmakers upset over its redistricting rulings and its declaration the workers comp statute was unconstitutional. Lawmakers have responded with two plans. One limits appellate judges to two six year terms. the other would allow a two thirds vote of the legislature to overrule court decisions. Chief Justice Jorge Labarga was asked about both ideas at a morning news conference, but chose not to answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I\u2019m a judge and I call balls and strikes. And I try to call them the best I can. that\u2019s what I was trained to do\u00a0 and I\u2019m not in a position to answer those kinds of questions and I\u2019ll leave it at that\u201d says the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers may also try to change the courts rules during the upcoming Constitutional revision process. Any changes would require voter approval to amendment the constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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