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But to cite it and it alone as a basis for a particular ruling, suggests either gross judicial incompetence, or a desperate attempt to find any excuse whatever for a preconceived ruling.

Again, your opinion. There is nothing that indicates that the Preamble should be discarded in favor of the rest of the Constitution. Look at another example. Take away the Preamble and show me where the Constitution allows for an Air Force, Marine Corps, and a Coast Guard? It allows for support for an Army and a Navy and that's it. But due to the Preamble's requirement that we 'provide for the common defense' and suddenly the authority to maintain any kind of military branch is allowed.

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Take away the Preamble and show me where the Constitution allows for an Air Force, Marine Corps, and a Coast Guard?

Article IV, Section 4.