Section 1. Scope of Rights
The rights recognized and secured by this Constitution apply to all persons within this land and under its authority. Such rights arise from existence alone and are not conditioned upon citizenship, status, documentation, residency, or classification of any kind.
Section 2. Nature of Rights
Rights secured by this Constitution are inherent, pre-existing government, and shall not be construed as privileges granted by the state. No law, policy, practice, or custom may convert rights into conditional benefits, discretionary allowances, or revocable permissions.
Section 3. Binding Effect
The rights of persons shall be enforceable against all branches and levels of government, all officers and agents acting under color of law, and all private or artificial entities exercising delegated, contracted, or substituted governmental power. No delegation of authority shall operate to diminish, evade, or transfer responsibility for the protection of rights.
Section 4. Non-Derogation
No right secured by this Constitution shall be suspended, abridged, or denied on the basis of emergency, necessity, expedience, security, or continuity of the state, except through amendment to this Constitution by the people.
Section 5. Interpretation
All provisions of this Constitution concerning rights shall be interpreted liberally in favor of persons and strictly against the exercise of power. In cases of ambiguity, doubt shall be resolved so as to expand protection of rights rather than restrict them.
Section 6. Non-Disposability
No person shall be deemed expendable, disposable, or subordinate to institutional, economic, or political objectives. The preservation of human dignity shall take precedence over efficiency, profit, or administrative convenience.
Section 7. Retained Rights
The enumeration of rights in this Constitution shall not be construed to deny, disparage, or diminish other rights retained by persons, whether presently recognized or emerging through the evolving understanding of human dignity and freedom.
Section 8. Permanence
The rights secured by this Article are fundamental and enduring. They shall not be weakened, narrowed, or nullified through interpretation, inaction, procedural delay, or reclassification.
Personhood and the rights herein recognized are inherent and do not depend upon legal status, documentation, capacity, or recognition by any authority.