 The three-strikes law has bound the hands of judges and limited their ability to respond. We've heard comments from the judiciary about the impact of the law and some talk in some cases of having to exercise their decision-making authority in a way that was manifestly inconsistent with their own judgment and in a way that puts them also at odds with section 8, the principles, of the Sentencing Act. Principles matter. Constitutional principles matter. Our entrenched legislation matters—