[RetiredArmy]

AND THIS SOUTHERN BORN, SOUTHERN BRED, AMERICAN PATRIOT HAS ONE THING TO SAY TO ALL THESE FOLKS: Kiss my RED, WHITE, AND BLUE ASS!

[vetvetdoug]

The first three words of the preamble started the problem about states' rights. We the People was supposed to be We the People of the States of .... The Pennsylvanian that was in charge of the committee on style shortened the first line for brevity's sake and created the issue of a strong Federal government versus strong state government.