Article I.
Declaration of Rights

Section 2. Sovereignty of the people

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197118681789

Sovereignty of the people

All political power is vested in and derived from the people; all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.

197118681789

Political power and government

That all political power is vested in, and derived from the people; all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.

197118681789

That all Political Power is vested in and derived from the People only.

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