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To me the language in the first paragraph of sec 8 is so clear and unambiguous that most 6th graders would be able to understand its intended meaning. The obvious intent of the "general welfare" clause does NOT apply to the people or the states specifically but to the common defense and general welfare of these United States as a whole. How can anyone in their "right" mind interpret it any other way. Rhetorical, so...
I would submit odinga and the dims in congress(along with some squishy Pubbies) are even commiting acts contrary to their own skewed interpretation of sec 8. That is, in their pursuit of the "general welfare", they are actually dividing this nation and subjecting it to internal stresses that will lead to a fracturing of the country. Hang every one of the bastards!