R.I. Const. art. I, § 1
- Constitution
- Constitution of Rhode Island
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
In the words of the Father of his Country, we declare that ‘‘the basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and alter their constitutions of government; but that the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.’’
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