Bill Text: FL H1553 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Basic Rights
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Rules and Calendar Council [H1553 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-H1553-Introduced.html
HJR 1553 |
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2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of |
3 | Article I of the State Constitution, relating to basic |
4 | rights. |
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6 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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8 | That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article I of |
9 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
10 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
11 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
12 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
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15 | SECTION 2. Basic rights.-All natural persons, female and |
16 | male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable |
17 | rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and |
18 | liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and |
19 | to acquire, possess and protect property |
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23 | because of race, religion, national origin, or physical |
24 | disability. |
25 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
26 | placed on the ballot: |
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29 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.-This amendment to the State |
30 | Constitution eliminates authority granted to the Legislature by |
31 | a constitutional amendment adopted in 1926 which allowed the |
32 | Legislature to regulate or eliminate the real property rights of |
33 | individuals based on race or national origin. The Florida |
34 | Constitution will now state that all natural persons, female and |
35 | male alike, are equal before the law and have an inalienable |
36 | right to acquire, possess, and protect property, without |
37 | exception. |
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