We the People in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, Pledge to be nice to each other.
The text “in Order to” means, plainly, why they were doing it all. The Precepts that follow, thus were their goals and should be ours.
First Precept: “form a more perfect Union” Our primary purpose is to strive to achieve unity, acknowledging that disagreements will always arise; the additional Precepts offer a guide to help prevent disagreements from becoming strife, which is the opposite of what we seek.
Second Precept: “establish Justice” Injustice is when one person harms others with impunity. Law alone is not Justice and we have some unjust Laws, some abhorrently so. The systems intended to provide Justice require constant monitoring and when they fail — especially when the failures are habitual or by design — the injured are rightfully angry and we should share that anger. “No Justice, No Peace” is not a threat, it is a Truth.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The United States is where the Preamble was penned and it is revered by all of her Citizens, but it would be high hubris to claim ownership. As with precluding the Divine, removing nationality does not diminish the Wisdom, rather, it enhances it; for if all people of all faiths of all nations join us, perhaps we will find we have no more need for nations.
This then is the whole of our official Creed:
We the People in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, Pledge to be nice to each other.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
“We the People” are the Sacred Words. Not We the Monied nor the Corporate, nor the Gerrymandered Acreage. And it means all people, regardless of how we may apply labels to ourselves and others. Because it most emphatically includes no label. Short, Tall, Hairy, Bald, Black, White, Asian, Female, Male, Poor, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Atheist, Strong, Confident, Weak, Afraid, Defenseless, Homeless, Rich – all are equal, inherently.
Welcome to the Church of the Preamble. We are a secular online church with a few simple rituals, no meetings(unless you want to, of course), no tithes or pestering for money, ever. We welcome all People who come in fellowship, however we note that the Preamble has no mention of a supernatural being and we seek to be a place where diverse traditions can explore the universal moral messages in our Precepts as a path toward not just peaceful, but mutually rewarding, coexistence for all.
Our opinion is that the Preamble is clearly a summary of the Founders’ purpose and values. We hold that the Precepts contained therein are a prescription for Peace and if we all actively and conscientiously apply ourselves to them, we shall indeed, finally, have Peace. Please read and reflect on whether my crude words make sense and appreciate the dense Truth and Beauty below:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.