What happened to “We the People”?

‘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.’

We The People will be heard make no mistake about it. To join us go to the Americans For Prosperity web site and sign up to be in DC on Tuesday March 27.

We the Government? “We the Obama”, maybe better description..

2 posted on 03/08/2012 8:53:01 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)

We The People?
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Check google under “wee da sheeple”!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never mind, skip it!

Semper....
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3 posted on 03/08/2012 8:53:44 AM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)

A third of “we the people” have just been along for the ride since 1776.

4 posted on 03/08/2012 10:00:34 AM PST by Terry Mross ("It happened. And we let it happen." - Peter Griffin)

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