093_SC0009 LRB093 03193 RCE 03210 e 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be 6 submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or 7 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 8 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to 9 amend Section 1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution as 10 follows: 11 ARTICLE I 12 BILL OF RIGHTS 13 (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 1) 14 SECTION 1. INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS 15 All men are by nature free and independent andandhave 16 certain inherent and inalienable rights among which are life, 17 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights 18 and the protection of property, governments are instituted 19 among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the 20 governed. 21 (Source: Illinois Constitution.) 22 SCHEDULE 23 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 24 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 25 Constitutional Amendment Act.