Tenn. Const. art. I, § 2
- Constitution
- Constitution of Tennessee
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
That government being instituted for the common benefit, the doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
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