City of Brookfield v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

I dissent for three reasons. First, the majority’s choice of the appropriate test for determining whether the statutes in this case contravene Wis. Const, art. IV, sec. 18, conflicts with established law. Second, the majority’s adoption of a rational basis test for determining the constitutionality of statutory provisions under art. IV, sec. 18, appears to transform sec. 18 from a provision governing the form of a bill into a provision governing the substance of a bill. The majority opinion adoption of a complex set of rules will foster litigation. Third, even if I were to apply the rational…