We the People

Welcome to A More Perfect Union, my new blog about the political and somewhat social atmosphere surrounding the basic rights and responsibilities that we possess as U.S. citizens.  My goal is for this blog to serve as a channel for thought-provoking debate.  All questions, comments, and opinions are welcome, as long as they are all written with all due respect.  

Mr. Jefferson had a great thing going when he first penned the Preamble to the United States Constitution:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"

Let's dissect that while reading it again.

"We the People" (refers to a collective, including all citizens) "of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union," (does that mean that they admitted that it wasn't perfect?) "establish Justice," (defined by Merriam-Webster as "the quality of being just, impartial, or fair") "insure domestic Tranquility," (I like this definition of tranquil: "free from agitation of mind or spirit") "provide for the common defence," (the old-school spelling to say we're all protected) "promote the general Welfare," (I don't think they meant food stamps) "and secure the Blessings of Liberty" (this envelopes all of the other freedoms included in being a free nation) "to ourselves and our Posterity," (all future generations - so we're covered, too!) "do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Thomas Jefferson and his associates had a pretty good idea, if you ask me!  Over the next few posts, I am going to further explore my interpretation of the Preamble to our nation's Constitution, and then any and all worthy ponderings of the role "We the People" should take in order to continue to strive for "a more perfect Union."