HJR 677

1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of
3	Article I of the State Constitution to remove a limitation
4	on basic property rights authorizing regulation or
5	prohibition by law of ownership, inheritance, disposition,
6	and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for
7	citizenship.
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9	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article I of
12	the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to
13	the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next
14	general election or at an earlier special election specifically
15	authorized by law for that purpose:
16	ARTICLE I
17	DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
18	SECTION 2.  Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and
19	male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
20	rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
21	liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
22	to acquire, possess, and protect property; except that the
23	ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
24	property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
25	or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
26	because of race, religion, national origin, or physical
27	disability.
28	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be
29	placed on the ballot:
30	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
31	ARTICLE I, SECTION 2
32	BASIC PROPERTY RIGHTS.--Proposing an amendment to the State
33	Constitution to include aliens ineligible for citizenship under
34	the basic right to acquire, possess, and protect property by
35	removing a limitation that authorizes the regulation or
36	prohibition by law of the ownership, inheritance, disposition,
37	and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for
38	citizenship.

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