A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL MODEL FOR THE NEW STATES OF
AMERICA
Prepared Over a 10-Year Period by the Center for Democratic Studies of Santa Barbara, California,at a Total Cost to the United States Taxpayers of Over $25 Million
252 • BEHOLD A PALE HORSE - William Cooper
A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL MODEL FOR THE NEW STATES OF AMERICA PREAMBLE
So that we may join in common endeavors, welcome the future in good order, and create an adequate and self-repairing government - we, the people, do establish the Newstates of America, herein provided to be ours, and do ordain this Constitution whose supreme law it shall be until the time prescribed for it shall have run.ARTICLE IRights and Responsibilities A. RightsSECTION 1.. Freedom of expression, of communication, of movement, of assembly, or of petition shall not be abridged except in declared emergency.SECTION 2. Access to information possessed by governmental agencies shall not be denied except in interest of national security; but communications among officials necessary to decision making shall be be privileged.SECTION 3. Public communicators may decline to reveal sources of information, but shall be responsible for hurtful disclosures.SECTION 4. The privacy of individuals shall be respected; searches and seizures shall be made only on judicial warrant; persons shall be pursued or questioned only for the prevention of crime or the apprehension of suspected criminals, and only according to rules established under law.SECTION 5. There shall be no discrimination because of race, creed, color, origin, or sex. The Court of Rights and Responsibilities may determine whether selection for various occupations has been discriminatory.SECTION 6. All persons shall have equal protection of the laws, and in all electoral procedures the vote of every eligible citizen shall count equally with others.SECTION 7. It shall be public policy to promote discussion of public issues and to encourage peaceful public gatherings for this purpose. Permission to hold such gatherings shall not be denied, nor shall they be interrupted, except in decalred emergency or on a showing of imminent danger to public order and on judicial warrant.SECTION 8. The practice of religion shall be privileged; but no religion shall be imposed by some on others, and none shall have public support.SECTION 9. Any citizen may purchase, sell, lease, hold, convey and inherit real and personal property, and shall benefit equally from all laws for security in such transactions.SECTION 10. Those who cannot contribute to productivity shall be entitled to a share of the national product; but distribution shall be fair and the total may not exceed the amount for this purpose held in the National Sharing Fund.SECTION 11. Education shall be provided at public expense for those who meet appropriate tests of eligibility.SECTION 12. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due