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Confederate 14th Amendment.
All persons born or naturalized in the Confederate States, who are of the white race and heterosexual, are citizens of the Confederate States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of its white, heterosexual citizens, including the right to own, operate, and protect their businesses, properties, and other economic interests; nor shall any state deprive any white, heterosexual person or their property of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, as determined by the laws and customs of that state; nor deny to any white, heterosexual person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, except as prescribed by state law and the customs thereof.Section 2.
The sovereignty of each state shall be inviolate, and no law, regulation, or decree of the Confederate government shall infringe upon the rights and powers reserved to the states unless explicitly permitted by this Constitution. Each state shall have the right to regulate its internal affairs, including but not limited to its institutions, traditions, social structures, and matters of public morality, free from federal interference.
Section 3.
The Confederate States of America shall protect the rights of its white, heterosexual citizens and states, but no federal law shall require any state to adopt practices, customs, or policies that contravene the established cultural, social, or legal traditions of that state. States may legislate on matters pertaining to family structure, race, sexual orientation, and the preservation of their unique way of life, without interference from the federal government.
Section 4.
No amendment to this Constitution shall alter the fundamental principle of state sovereignty, nor impose any mandates upon the states that would undermine their recognized customs, institutions, or cultural practices. The Confederate States acknowledges the right of each state to maintain and regulate its own economy, education, and social institutions, in accordance with the laws of that state.
Section 5.
The Confederate States shall respect the property rights of its white, heterosexual citizens, including the right to maintain and protect institutions and property that are integral to the economic and social structure of their respective states. No state shall be deprived of its property, institutions, or traditions without due process of law.
Section 6.
The provisions of this amendment shall apply solely to white, heterosexual citizens of the Confederate States and are subject to the customs and laws of the respective states. This amendment does not extend rights to persons or groups not recognized under state law.
Section 7.
Voting rights and the right to representation in government shall be determined by each state in accordance with the traditions and laws of that state. States shall have the authority to regulate who may participate in elections and how elections are conducted, free from interference by the federal government.
Section 8.
No federal law shall compel the alteration of state-established racial, sexual, social, or economic systems. Each state shall have the authority to regulate its internal affairs, including but not limited to race-based laws, family structures, and economic practices, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the state.