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‘We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.’* (Preamble to the Constitution of United States)
‘We the People,’ by God’s providence, formed the Constitution of the United States of America. It was a ‘Model of Liberty.’ Its laws favored no people and insured peace and protection for its citizens. It promoted prosperity and every liberty imaginable to a free nation.
America became the greatest nation on earth. ‘We the People’ were united by freedom’s cause. There were no bounds of opportunity in our free society. ‘We the People’ dreamed big dreams – and Yankee ingenuity yielded abundant fulfillment. ‘We the People’ could speak freely, worship freely, and teach our children the benefits of living in a republic, where all were represented equally. ‘We the People’ could afford to generously help other nations. America enjoyed the ‘Blessings of Liberty.’
‘We the People’ began to tire from the responsibilities that come with Liberty and allowed ‘We the Government’ to take its place. It was fine at first. After all, ‘We the Government’ had done a good job of writing laws and defending the nation. ‘We the Government’ assumed the role of overseeing ‘Education’ and ‘Social Services.’
‘We the People’ thought that was a good idea. Now ‘We the People’ could spend more time keeping up with ‘The Joneses’ and not worry about keeping up with the ‘Issues and Moral Obligations.’
Because they had become enlightened, ‘Education’ and ‘Social Services’ wanted to play larger roles in ‘We the Government.’ They wanted ‘We the People’ to conform to their philosophies. ‘We the Government’ agreed and gave ‘Education’ and ‘Social Services’ full reign to indoctrinate ‘We the People.’
Then ‘Lobbyists’ and ‘Business’ began to influence ‘We the Government.’ They offered perks to ‘We the Government’ workers. As a result, ‘Lobbyists’ and ‘Business’ grew wealthy. ‘We the People’ thought this was fine because many of the perks given to ‘We the Government’ by ‘Business’ were also given to ‘We the People.’
‘Lobbyists’ and ‘Business’ grew tired of ‘We the People.’ They and ‘We the Government’ thought that ‘We the World’ would be a better partner. After all, ‘We the People’ still stood for the Constitution that ‘We the People’ had formed. Unfortunately for ‘We the People,’ the Constitution no longer resembled the original document. While ‘We the People’ were enjoying the ‘Blessings of ‘Liberty,’ ‘We the Government’ and ‘We the World’ had enacted laws that replaced the rights on which ‘We the People’ stand.
What happened to ‘We the People?’ Will the fate of ‘We the People’ ultimately be determined by ‘We the ‘Government’ and/or ‘We the World’? The last chapter of history is yet to be written. . .
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I’ll tell you what happened to it. Obama was elected President and it became, “We the Liberals and Conservatives” !!!!!
That is really easy to answer. Under Obama we have become WE THE PEONS!
You say ‘the last chapter has yet to be written”. I offer that it has been written, just not SET IN TYPE !
Let us hurry and take care of this problem before it’s times up – game OVER.
This “We” is still here and “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed…” This “We” removes my consent from the misfIT that has created a “…Form of Government” that has “become destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish…” IT. This “We” is in, even though investigation, indictment and incarceration would be faster than altering and abolishing. O.neterm can spend his next term in jail and once his past 3+ years are null and void MoocHELLe can start paying reparations for what her self-entitled mentality has cost “We” taxpayers while holding up and living large in public housing.
SIMPLE, ASK THAT ” CLOWN PRINCE ” IN THE WHITE HOUSE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ‘ WE THE PEOPLE “.
” O B U M E R – - THE ANOINTED ONE – – ” DOESN’T REALLY CARE ABOUT US, “JOHN Q. PUBL;IC “. ALL OBUMER IS LOOKING FOR IS TO CHANGE AMERICA TO A SOCIALIST COUNTRY.
TIME FOR O B U M E R – - THE ANOINTED ONE – - TO LEAVE OFFICE.
Wow Debbie to say you hit that one out of the park would be an understatement. The ball is still rolling. You are absolutely correct, our schools indoctrinate, the fail to educate. By not teaching students critical thinking skills, they become servants on Uncle Sam’s Plantation, most stay beholden to the socialists who pander for their votes. Thanks for this great piece I added it to my blog, We the People, stop bye and visit. I’m J.C. http://dancingczars.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/what-happened-to-we-the-people/
What happened ? WE allowed far to many of our citizens to become parasites, in some cases for several generations. Not all but many, todays rotten economy has changed everything, what was once the worker bees paying for everyone else are now out of work themselves. Soon everyone will be equal, except the elites which are never equal !