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<blockquote>1) All Ausonians are equal before the | <blockquote> | ||
2) The Senate shall be proscribed from establishing a state religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of faith.</blockquote> | 1) All Ausonians are equal before the eyes of God {{wp|equality of the law|and of the law}}, and thus all rights and dignities are sacred and inviolable.<br> | ||
2) The Senate shall thus be proscribed from establishing a state religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of faith.<br> | |||
3) The Senate and the provincial governments are proscribed from abridging the freedom {{wp|freedom of speech|of speech}}, {{wp|freedom of thought|of thought}}, and of {{wp|freedom of the press|the press}}, nor can they prohibit the People from petitioning for a redress of grievances.<br> | |||
4) As necessary for the security of the Fatherland and the liberty of the people, the universal {{wp|right to keep and bear arms}} shall not be infringed.<br> | |||
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Revision as of 21:40, 6 October 2019
Text of the Ausonian Constitution of 1848
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE AUSONIAN COMMONWEALTH
as duly ratified and proclaimed by the Ausonian Constitutional Convention
on the Nineteenth day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
Preamble
In the name of the Almighty Ever-Living God.
We, the people of the Ausonian Commonwealth, in order to strengthen the bonds of the sovereign Provinces, establish justice, provide for the common defence of the Fatherland, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty, Peace, and Prosperity to ourselves and for all time, hereby proclaim and establish this Constitution of the Commonwealth.
Article 1 - Basic Rights
1) All Ausonians are equal before the eyes of God and of the law, and thus all rights and dignities are sacred and inviolable.
2) The Senate shall thus be proscribed from establishing a state religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of faith.
3) The Senate and the provincial governments are proscribed from abridging the freedom of speech, of thought, and of the press, nor can they prohibit the People from petitioning for a redress of grievances.
4) As necessary for the security of the Fatherland and the liberty of the people, the universal right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.