CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE We, the People of the State Of California, acknowledging our rights come from God, in order to secure them and in order to promote the good government and order of our state, establish a government similar in principle to that of the Canadian Provinces, in this Constitution. CHAPTER ONE Article 1. The people are free in their persons and property, which can be restricted only insofar as it is necessary for the public safety. Article 2. Freedom of speech and the press shall be respected subject to the need to deter libel and slander, control the publication...