Texas Constitutional Convention Updates

Convention News Release - 14 October 1997

Texas Constitutional Convention
Robert Kesterson, Publicity and Advertising Chairman - (972) 222-8785

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 14, 1997

Delegates to the Texas Constitutional Convention adopted a seven point Declaration of Rights and defined the law in a four point article during the fifth session in Brownwood October 11-12.

The Declaration of Rights, titled Article 1 of the developing constitution, emphasizes individual rights of life, liberty, ownership of property, self defense and unrestricted ownership and use of arms.

The Law defines crime as any action which results in damage to any individual or damage or loss to any individual's property. The law also includes provision for tort and contracts.

The convention was convened July 4, 1997 at Sherwood and holds sessions monthly on the second weekend at the Gold Key Inn in Brownwood. All Texas Constitutional Convention sessions are open to the public and visitors are encouraged to witness the historic development of this new people's constitution for Texas. The Sixth Session of the convention opens Saturday, November 8 at 9 a.m.

Approved by delegates October 11-12, 1997:

Article 1 - Declaration of Individual Rights

Section 1 - All political power is inherent in the people, and all governments exist by the will of the people. The people of Texas retain the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in any manner they believe proper, at any time.

Section 2 - Every individual has the inherent, inalienable, absolute, inviolable right to life, from physical conception to natural death.

Section 3 - Every individual has the inherent, inalienable, absolute, inviolable right to liberty, the unrestrained exercise of free will, which shall never be infringed, provided the exercise thereof does not violate the rights of any other individual.

Section 4 - Every individual's body, life, reputation, labor, ideas, thoughts and possessions that the individual has lawfully created or acquired are that individual's property.

Section 5 - Every individual has at all times the inherent, inalienable, absolute, inviolable right to defend the life, liberty or property of any individual, using whatever force is necessary, through whatever means available, including the use of deadly force.

Section 6 - Every individual has at all times the inherent, inalienable, absolute, inviolable right at all times to own, use and carry arms of any description.

Section 7 - No individual shall be deprived of any right without due process of law as defined in this constitution.

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The Law

Section 1 - A crime is any action taken by an individual wherein the individual intentionally initiates physical force, fraud or theft which results in damage to another individual, damage or loss of another individual's property without the consent of that individual or an action taken by a government official in violation of this constitution.

Section 2 - Tort is any intentional action that results in damage to another individual or damage or loss of another individual's property.

Section 3 - Other than the law defined in this constitution, no other body of law has any effect on anyone on or under the soil of Texas, on or in the waters of Texas, or in the airspace of Texas unless all parties to an action have previously knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally agreed to that body of law by contract.

Section 4 - The obligations of contracts shall not be impaired.

The purpose of the Texas Constitutional Convention is to write a new Texas constitution and develop a plan for lawful ratification of the document for approval by Texans. The convention is the first since 1836 convened by citizens through the right guaranteed by the 1876 Texas Constitution's Article 1, Section 2:

"All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient." Constitution of Texas, February, 1876.

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