the question you’re asking...is whether or not Fed.gov exists to serve THESE United States.....or do THE United States exist to service Fed.gov......
So, can we say, “The Federal Government and the States are creations of the US Constitution”?
“We the People” are not created by the Constitution but existed before the Constitution.
The Constitution was begotten of the People’s spirit of Liberty.
Man...I might be able to make that fit into an Athanasian-style explanation.
Life, liberty and happiness.
Lincoln and FDR indicated that it was the latter.