Texas Constitutional Convention Updates
Texas
Constitutional Convention Updates
Texas Constitutional Convention
Wesley W. Burnett, Publicity and
Advertising Chairman
(806) 495-2817 or FAX (806) 495-2059
For a complete
copy of the Texas Constitution 2000, visit our web site:
http://www.tcrf.com/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 12, 1998
A new Texas constitution will be formally adopted at the historic Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park on December 12, 1998 when the 13th session of the Texas Constitutional Convention convenes at 10 a.m. in the park's Education Center. Delegates to the convention, having met monthly since July 4, 1998, are scheduled to sign 125 archival copies of the Texas Constitution 2000 in the formal ceremony.
All sessions of the convention are open to anyone interested in observing this historic political development.
Designed to secure the rights of individuals and severely limit the power and functions of government, the new constitution includes a ratification plan based on the United States Constitution model (Article 7). The next step in ratification is the appointment of 12 qualified Texans to serve on the Texas Constitution Ratification Committee (TCRC), which will be responsible for implementing the peaceful and lawful ratification plan (see Article 9). Ratification will be conducted through county ratification conventions.
Members of the TCRC will be financially compensated by the Texas Constitution Ratification Fund (TCRF), a pure contract trust organization established for the purpose of promoting the ratification of Texas Constitution 2000. Texans interested in applying for appointment to the TCRC should visit the web site (www.tcrf.com) for application information or contact TCRC search committee chairman Wesley W. Burnett at (806) 495-4135.
For those unfamiliar with the Texas Constitution 2000, it establishes clear and unequivocal definition of individual rights (Article 1), strict limits on government (Article 2), a simple, plain and common sense definition of the law (Article 3), a county judicial system based on at-random selected juries who decide the facts as well as the law, puts most political power at the county level, establishes a national assembly made up of one member from each of 254 counties, demands neutrality in relations with other governments and eliminates all forms of taxation, funding government through strictly voluntary methods.
The Texas Constitutional Convention was convened for the purpose of writing a new Texas constitution, develop a plan for lawful ratification and a transition plan for the peaceful and orderly change of government. 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.
Other contacts for additional information:
Wesley W. Burnett (806)
495-4135 or (806) 495-2816
Don Henson (915) 587-4616
http://www.tcrf.com/
Copyright at Common Law, West El Paso Information Network, 1998
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