For Whom Was the Constitution Established?

Without the intervening reasons, the Preamble simply states, “We the People… do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The Constitution was established as the rule of law by We the People as collective individuals FOR the United States of America. It required and still requires teamwork and commitment to something greater than ourselves.

Because the Constitution was based upon the rule of law, which comes from God, it functions best when one simple rule is followed: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) If every person in this country were to practice this, imagine what a wonderful place this would be!

When people only think of themselves, they no longer serve a Higher Power or even understand the concept of sacrifice for a cause greater than themselves. The “C” word—commitment—is becoming rare in our society: commitment to marriage, family, job, church, other organizations from the PTA to sports teams. A person’s word used to be their bond, but today promises are routinely made and broken, and lying, even under oath, has become an art form.

On September 11, 2001 Americans remembered, if just for a little while, something larger than themselves. We came together as The United States of America and stood as one against our foes.

Are the politicians putting our country’s interests ahead of their own? Are We the People letting them steal our future because we’ve forgotten that We ARE America?

“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.” --Daniel Webster