HJR 1093 2003
1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of
3	Article I of the State Constitution to prohibit depriving
4	a person of any right because of any disability rather
5	than because of a physical disability.
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7	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	That the amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the State
10	Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be submitted
11	to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection at the
12	general election to be held in November 2004:
13	ARTICLE I
14	DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
15	SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and
16	male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
17	rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
18	liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
19	to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the
20	ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
21	property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
22	or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
23	because of race, religion, national origin, or physical
24	disability.
25	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
26	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
27	BASIC RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
28	Proposes an amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the
29	State Constitution to prohibit depriving a person of any right
30	because of any disability rather than because of a physical
31	disability.