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that is so extreme that it makes it ridiculous.
If we are going to permit the subdivision to
be sued or the State to be sued, it should be uniform across
the board throughout the entire State in the same manner
that when the Court of Appeals rules upon a similar questiort
it equally affects all subdivisions across the board. By
putting these words in, you understand that when the
General Assembly acts, it acts with a due consideration
of the effect of its action upon the political subdivisions
as one class, upon the municipalities as one class.
The local government committee has decided and
recommended to this Body and this Body has approved that
when dealing with the municipalities the General Assembly
I shall do so uniformly across the board treating them as one
class, namely they act only by general law and that is
specifically provided. There should be no exception so far
as the counties are concerned or with respect to any other
governmental unit.
I strongly urge that we go forward with keeping
i the General Assembly upon its own proper level, acting for
i the best interests of the entire State and all subdivisions