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exercise line item veto over these appropriations
as enacted by the General Assembly. Without
this right of executive review, the electorate is
bereft of safeguards limiting legislative expenses.
Article VII dealing with the powers assigned
or reserved to local government demands careful review.
While I strongly endorse the principles of Home Rule,
I believe any mandatory or implied shift of powers to
the County governments should be considered with care.
I have grave reservations over any partial or
ambiguous grant of authority that is not exactly balanced
by a direct line of accountable responsibility to the
electorate.
Section 7.08 and 7.09 are sought to reform
existing legislative practices that have been subject
on isolated occasions to deliberate political manipulation
and abuse. However, I do not believe that the
classification system is the absolute or
ultimate solution to this problem. Other alternatives
should be explored to protect the counties without
freezing them into rigid, restrictive categories. |
