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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, |
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hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 35 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 35. The right of the people to own, hold, and use a |
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mutually agreed upon medium of exchange, including cash, coin, |
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bullion, digital currency, or scrip, when trading and contracting |
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for goods and services shall not be infringed. No government shall |
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prohibit or encumber the ownership or holding of any form or amount |
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of money or other currency. This amendment shall not be construed to |
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restrain the State of Texas from choosing the mediums of exchange it |
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will accept or reject in payments to it. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right |
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of the people to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of |
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exchange, including cash, coin, bullion, digital currency, or |
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privately issued scrip." |