CRC - 2017 P 30
By Commissioner Martinez
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1 A proposal to amend
2 Section 2 of Article I of the State Constitution to
3 provide that a person may not be deprived of any right
4 because of any disability.
5
6 Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of
7 Florida:
8
9 Section 2 of Article I of the State Constitution is amended
10 to read:
11 ARTICLE I
12 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
13 SECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and
14 male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
15 rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
16 liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
17 to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the
18 ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
19 property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
20 or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
21 because of race, religion, national origin, or any physical
22 disability.