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Article 2. Limits of Government (a/o 15 February 1998)

Section 1. Government has no rights or powers, neither implicit nor explicit except as authorized by this constitution.

Section 2. Government shall never infringe the rights of individuals nor modify any governmental processes, duties, responsibilities, or form of government as specified in this constitution.

Section 3. Government shall never operate outside the limits of a budget which shall never exceed ninety percent of the revenue collected the previous year.

Section 4. Government shall never grant monopolies or perpetuities nor in any way restrict or control the free flow of trade within Texas.

Section 5. Government shall never restrict individuals from assembling to train with arms for the individual or collective defense of life, liberty, or property.

Section 6. Government shall never restrict nor control the manufacture, sale, purchase, ownership, use, storage, transportation, or carrying of any arms, parts, accessories, or ammunition.

Section 7. Government shall never issue charters, licenses, certificates of competency, or any form of recognition or registration for any organization or individual.

Section 8. Government shall never promote, control, nor interfere with any religious or philosophical organization or activity.

Section 9. Government shall never restrict nor control the free flow of ideas using any present or future form or medium of expression.

Section 10. Government shall never infringe the inherent right to privacy of any individual.

Section 11. Government shall never operate, own, control, nor fund any means of education not specifically related to performing the functions of government authorized by this constitution.

Section 12. Government shall never infringe the right of the free movement of individuals within Texas.

Section 13. Government shall never borrow money nor pledge the assets of individuals or non-governmental organizations.

Section 14. Government shall never offer nor provide gifts, subsidies, or assistance of any kind to any individual, group of individuals, organization, or nation.

Section 15. Government shall never accept gifts, subsidies, or assistance of any kind from any foreign government, organization, or nation.

Section 16. Government shall never issue currency nor cause currency to be issued.

Section 17. No organization established, controlled, employed, or enabled by government shall violate any part of this constitution.

Section 18. Government shall never own title to any real property which is not specifically authorized by this constitution.

Section 19. Government shall never use anything other than gold, silver, or drafts on accounts containing sufficient gold or silver to cover the amounts of outstanding drafts to pay its obligations.

Section 20. Government shall never restrict individuals from freely associating or assembling.

Section 21. Government shall never extend payment or credit, gits, subsidies, endowments, retirement benefits, nor anything of value or worth to any individual beyond the time of actual service to the government in whatever capacity.

Section 22. Government shall never impose taxation on real property.

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