City of La Grande v. Public Employes Retirement Board

I agree that, as a general rule, dissenting opinions should be restrained and respectful. It is difficult to do so, however, when, because of a purely fortuitous change in the membership of this court, there is now a majority which, by a margin of one vote, has prevailed by an opinion which:(1) Drastically upsets the long-existing balance of power between Oregon cities and the state legislature in the critical area of "home rule” by abandonment of the long-established concept that the "home rule” amendments to the Oregon Constitution granted to Oregon cities exclusive power to legislate as to…