HJR 0657 2004
1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of
3	Article I of the State Constitution to eliminate the
4	authority of the state to regulate or prohibit the
5	ownership, inheritance, disposition, and possession of
6	real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.
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8	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	That the amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the State
11	Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be submitted
12	to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection at the
13	general election to be held in November 2004:
14	ARTICLE I
15	DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
16	SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and
17	male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
18	rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
19	liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
20	to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the
21	ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
22	property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
23	or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
24	because of race, religion, national origin, or physical
25	disability.
26	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
27	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
28	RIGHTS OF NONCITIZENS TO OWN REAL PROPERTY
29	Proposes an amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the
30	State Constitution to eliminate the authority of the state to
31	regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition,
32	and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for
33	citizenship.