The Texas Constitution Constitutions are a necessary tool in keeping a Nation running in a smooth manner. One is also necessary in keeping the components, which are states, running in an ordered way. The constitution of Texas has a long historical trail from 1827 to 1876 and there are many events that occurred during this time period. The current Texas constitution has many strengths and weaknesses and there have been revisions made to this document. This document limits the way government can be involved in certain problems that arise in Texas. The Texas constitution is a document with positives and negatives but it is definitely a necessity. Constitutions are a necessary tool because they are the basic law of a state or nation that
This is important in keeping the economy in order. But because the constitution was written so long ago there are a few weaknesses. It was written over a century ago and because of this, it is not a very organized document. There are many laws that are not enforceable because of the restrictions of the constitution. It is one of the longest constitutions in the nation but it includes a many laws and provisions that are no longer needed and this causes it to be difficult to read and understand; therefore revisions are necessary. Revisions of the constitution were done in 1977 and 1999 by the legislature in order to remove the unenforceable provisions of the constitution in order to try and make it a nit shorter and concise and take all of the things that were not needed anymore out. Times are different from a century ago and this new document needs to reflect it. There have been many tries to modernize the Constitution; some areas that needed reform were the legislative session time, the judicial system, the plural executive branch, county government, among others. It is difficult to make revisions to this document because two-thirds of the legislature has to vote in order to reform a certain change (Newell, 61). This is difficult because the legislature is composed of many people with many different political interests. They are all influenced by different political group and it is very difficult for them to agree. As of now, they are