Texas adds the Bill of Rights of the State of Digital Currency

Texas adds the Bill of Rights of the State of Digital Currency

  • The Texas legislators vote to include the digital currency in the Bill of Rights of the state.
  • The step gives citizens the right to own, keep and use digital currencies.
  • The draft law HJR 146 to change the Bill of Rights was introduced by the mayor Giovani Capriglione.

The Texas legislators voted to change the Bill of Rights of the state to add a digital currency that enables individuals to have, keep and use digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC).

The legislators voted with a large majority for the change application, which may indicate the general attitude of legislators to digital currencies. 139 MPs voted for it, only two voted.

Bill HJR 146

The change was included in a bill with the title with the title Bill HJR 146 became. According to the draft law, individuals have the right to use a mutually agreed exchange that includes digital currencies, coins, cash, notes or gold bars to acquire and act.

The banknotes contain a stampling sheet with the inscription:

"No government may prohibit or hinder the possession or possession of money or other currencies of any form or quantity."

Texas Bill of Rights

The Texas Bill of Rights protects basic rights such as freedom of religion, religion and press, similar to the US Bill of Rights.

However, the Texas Bill of Rights also contains specific clauses that refer to Texas, such as the right to an immediate procedure and the right to have and wear weapons for self -defense.

The Texas Constitutional Enforcement Group commented on the development and said that the inclusion of digital currencies in the Texas Bill of Rights for the protection of the financial privacy of Texans is of crucial importance.

Source: Coinlist.me