Hanna Brisbois’s Reviews > Constitution of the State of Florida > Status Update

Article X SECTION 21. Limiting cruel and inhumane confinement of pigs during pregnancy.

Pigs have more rights than women do in this state, when it comes to matters of pregnancy.

Article IX SECTION 1. Public education.—
(a) The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders.

Article VI, SECTION 4. Disqualifications. (a) and (b) prohibit people convicted of felonies from being able to vote. This type of law is notoriously discriminatory and is frequently used as a "gotchya" attack on POC. I personally feel that this section is unconstitutional as it is contradictory to our basic rights, outlined previously in the constitution.

Article III, Sections 20 and 21 prohibit gerrymandering in regards to the drawing of boundaries. However, we know this is very difficult to prove.

Article II SECTION 9. English is the official language of Florida.—
(a) English is the official language of the State of Florida.
(b) The legislature shall have the power to enforce this section by appropriate legislation.

This is wild.

Article II, SECTION 7. Natural resources and scenic beauty.

This section protects and conserves Florida land, and prohibits drilling for oil within a certain boundary of the state. With recent legislation, it's a good idea to keep an eye on this section.

SECTION 27. Marriage defined.—Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.

For now, federal law does overrule this section.

SECTION 9. Due process.—No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, or be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, or be compelled in any criminal matter to be a witness against oneself.

SECT 3. Religious freedom—There shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or penalizing the free exercise thereof. Religious freedom shall not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace or safety. No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious

SECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.