An Amendment to Fix Article V
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1: Article V of the State Constitution shall be reformed/updated to better fit our growing State.
SECTION 1A: Article V of the State Constitution shall be defined as Constitution - #6 by OfficerVideoGame
SECTION 2: Article V, Section I currently states: ”All land unowned by a private entity belongs solely to the State of Firestone government, and the ability to distribute land belongs solely with the State of Firestone government; this process may be regulated by Congress through appropriate legislation to do so.”
SECTION 2A: Article V, Section I shall now state: “All land unowned by a private entity or dedicated for use of the public belongs solely to the State of Firestone government, and the ability to distribute land belongs solely with the State of Firestone government; this process may be regulated by Congress through appropriate legislation to do so.”
SECTION 3: Article V, Section IV currently states: “Government property consists of all land not owned by a private entity, including the State of Firestone Capitol building and any other properties set by the State of Firestone government. Citizens are free to access government property unless otherwise restricted by law. Citizens may only enter the State of Firestone Capitol building, and they may only do so with authorization from Homeland Security. The Homeland Security must ensure that citizens entering restricted government property are not a threat to security.”
SECTION 3A: Article V, Section IV shall now state: “Government property consists of all land unowned by a private entity or dedicated to public use, including but not limited to, the Firestone State Capitol building, The Governor’s Mansion, The Founder’s Residence, The State Penitentiary, the Firestone National Guard Base, and any department headquarters/facility. Any other place designated as government property by the legislature shall also apply under this section. Citizens are free to access government property unless otherwise restricted by law. Citizens may only enter government properties such as the Capitol building, Governor’s Mansion, and the Founder’s residence with authorization from the Department of Homeland Security. Other government properties may be entered with permission from their relevant agency. Citizens entering government property are subject to security checks including a search, and possible seizure of any contraband that may threaten the property or its staff/residents.
SECTION 4: Article V, Section VI currently states: “Private property in the State of Firestone shall be considered any entity or property that is not owned by the government nor used or reserved for public use. Owners shall have the right to determine if they want their entity to be recognized as public property or not, although all businesses in the State of Firestone shall be considered as private property.”
SECTION 4A: Article V, Section VI shall now state: “Private property in the State of Firestone shall be considered any property that is a business licensed by the Department of Commerce, vehicles owned by private citizens, and other types of property owned by a private citizen. Owners of private property shall have the power to dictate how their property may be used, and by whom, within the confines of the law.
SECTION 5: Section VII shall be added to Article V of the State Constitution.
SECTION 5A: Section VII shall state: “Public Roadways are owned and managed by the State of Firestone. These roadways are, but not limited to, city roads, highways, and county roads. The State of Firestone reserves the right to create legislation regarding public roadways within reason, so long as they don’t completely restrict public travel without emergency or without an urgent concern for public safety. Government roadways are owned and managed by the State of Firestone. These roadways may be freely restricted from public use. These roadways can be, but not limited to, driveways of government property, roads within government property, and access roads.”
SECTION 6: This legislation shall go into effect upon passage of both chambers of Congress.
SECTION 7: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
Chief Sponsor(s):
Senator IdentityLaw
Co-Sponsor(s):
DannyboyLaw, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court