NOTE: You may have been referred to this web page from one which is no longer maintained. Please BOOKMARK this page right now so you can return here if you get lost following links.
A school textbook, unbeknownst to this webmaster, has included a workbook project which references some of my earlier Republic of Texas web pages. Unfortunately, these web pages no longer exist. (The World Wide Web is a very dynamic environment.) I have attempted to recover the essence of the pages referenced so that the workbook exercise can be completed. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve this page.
The textbook authors make reference to the political ideology of Republic of Texas backers. Read this flyer which is a pretty good and a pretty concise explanation of that political philosophy.
The worksheet also indicates that three of the seven constitutions that have governed Texas are available here. While I may quibble with the concept that a constitution, a mere piece of paper, can govern Texas, here are links to the three constitutions. The 1876 one is the one currently in effect.
The authors make reference to a document titled, "How to Write a Constitution for a Republic". This is one of the documents that I have been unable to recover so I'm afraid it is no longer available. However, here is a summary of what it contained.
It should be noted at this point that this webmaster is no longer associated with any Republic of Texas group but is, instead, involved with an unnamed group of Texans who have written Texas Constitution 2000 and are now actively promoting its ratification. While the various factions of the Republic of Texas have significantly influenced Texas Constitution 2000, the convention that wrote it, Texas Constitutional Convention of 1997, was not created by nor under the control of any of the Republic of Texas provisional governments nor was it created by or under the control of any government, provisional or otherwise.
If you would like to observe the process by which constitutions are written, follow the official minutes of the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1997, starting with Session 1, 4 July 1997, and working your way forward in time. You can also observe how the constitution evolved by starting with the adopted Texas Consitution 2000 and following the links to previous versions.
It should also be noted that the authors point out, correctly, that the WEPIN Store copyright is at Common Law rather than under the copyright laws of the United States. They then state, "-- a legal system recognized by R.O.T. supporters", leaving the distinct impression that R.O.T. supporters are the only ones who recognize Common Law. Contrary to this impression, the Common Law has a history of over a thousand years and is still used in England and is, according to the Constitution for the united States, to be used in the united States as well, although it is becoming more and more difficult to do that.
One other item that may be confusing to you. The authors ask you how the R.O.T. defines the phrase, "unalienable (inalienable) rights". While this is a term you will find in many constitutions, the confusion over the spelling and the confusion over what the term really means led the writers of Texas Constitution 2000 to use the term "inherent rights".
Most of the links mentioned in the worksheet are no longer in existence. To make it easier for you to complete the worksheet, I have listed the links below as they are listed in the worksheet but they no longer link to the original web pages. Instead, they link to what I consider to be equivalent pages. For your convenience, they are listed in the same order as they are listed in the worksheet:
Good luck with your project. Feel free to send me your comments, questions, etc.
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