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Under "Declaration of Rights" I added all of the citations. I also added four of the sections that were not included.
- The people of Tennessee are responsible for Tennessee's government. The people of Tennessee have the right to change any laws, constitution amendments, etc that they deem is necessary (Section 1).
- Basing laws off of personal beliefs, political beliefs, institutional or religious beliefs does harm to all of man kind. (Section 2)
- No one will be punished without evidence. (Section 12).
Under "Executive Branch."
Article III allows the governor to serve a two-year term, which was superseded by 1953 amendments. The executive branch is empowered with a line-item veto, but a majority of all members in each house may override the veto, which is the same vote required to enact the bill initially. The governor is the head of the state militia, but he may not exercise that power unless the General Assembly authorizes him to do so when "the public safety requires it" (Section 5).
Their are twenty-two departments that operate under the executive branch. The departments are:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Children's Services
- Department of Commerce and Insurance
- Department of Correction
- Department of Economic and Community Development
- Department of Education
- Department of Environment and Conservation
- Department of Finance and Administration
- Department of Financial Institutions
- Department of General Services
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Department of Military
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Safety and Homeland Security
- Department of Tourist Development
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Services
Under "Other Provisions." A section needs to be added:
Elections.
- Any Tennessean who has had residency here for a certain amount of time, is a citizen of the United States, and is of age may participate in all elections in the county where he resides. These laws must be uniform across the state and the General Assembly reserves the right to change voting rights. Men of age are required to be ready for military duty per federal law. (Section 1).[1]
- The state reserves the right for anyone convicted of a crime to not be allowed to vote (section 2) [1]
- House Representatives and Senators will not be arrested before, during or after, elections (section 3). [1]
- The General Assembly will vote in a journal, all other elections will be done by a ballot system. (section 4). [1]
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