Florida Senate - 2014                                   SJR 1358
       
       
        
       By Senator Sobel
       
       
       
       
       
       33-00367A-14                                          20141358__
    1                       Senate Joint Resolution                     
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    3          Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose:ARTICLE IDECLARATION OF RIGHTSSECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess, and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be placed on the ballot:CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTARTICLE I, SECTION 2DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.—This amendment to the State Constitution eliminates authority granted to the Legislature by a constitutional amendment adopted in 1926 that allowed the Legislature to regulate or eliminate the real property rights of aliens ineligible for citizenship. The State Constitution will now provide that all natural persons are equal before the law and have an inalienable right to acquire, possess, and protect property, without exception.