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as it sees fit.

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This is a tremendous power, and a power that is

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protected always from abuse by the fact that it may be

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withdrawn by the General Assembly.

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Now, this power, which has never been statutorily

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granted to the community colleges or the State colleges,

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indeed never even requested by either one of those col-

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leges, is constitutionally given to both of these branches

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of the tri-party system of higher education by the Majority

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Report.

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Now, turning to page 30 of this booklet entitled

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The Efficiency of Freedom, there are two points, and I

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think these points should be borne in mind by everyone.

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First of all, this report does not advocate constitutional

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autonomy for higher education. It advocates legal autonomy,

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and it specifically says that the Committee recommends

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either a constitutional amendment or a statute that would

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include the following provisions.

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Now, we of the Minority cannot understand why

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in their memorandum and in their presentation today this

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is cited as authority, because it simply is not; if we