When telling a
story, where should a person start? Obviously, they should start at
the beginning, and I think that's what makes sense to do here, as
well.
When we discuss
the Constitution, we often forget about the Preamble; despite the
fact that it's the VERY FIRST PART of the Constitution! If you ask
me, we should consider the Preamble more often when discussing
Amendments to the Constitution, or even the Constitution as a whole.
Why? Well, the Preamble is intended to set up the reason and the
need for the Constitution. It lays the most basic groundwork for the
document that rules our land. The text reads as follows:
“We the
People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, 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.”
What does all
that mean? Let's see here... this says that the Constitution is
intended to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”...
… let's break
that down, piece by piece, shall we?
- Establish justice
This means that
it's intended to create laws that allow people access to the courts,
and for what reasons they may use the courts.
- Insure domestic tranquility
This means that
the laws are meant to keep us all living together in an orderly,
peaceful manner with each other.
- Provide for the common defense
This means that
the Constitution sets up the guidelines for the use of our military
and law enforcement.
- Promote the general welfare
This means that
it's meant to allow ALL people (even the poorest of us) the means to
live their lives reasonably.
- Secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity
This means that
the Constitution is intended to dictate to ourselves and the world
that we are a free people, and the Constitution is supposed to keep
us all from looking like assholes to everyone else.
So, if those
are the purposes for the Constitution, then how does the rest fit
into this? How do the Amendments address the prescriptions of the
Preamble? With ANY proposed law, the VERY FIRST FUCKIN' QUESTION
that should be asked is, “How does this relate to the five pillars
of the Preamble?” The problem is, nobody asks that fuckin'
question anymore. As a result, there are laws against gay marriage,
the use of marijuana, and a shitload of other things, despite the
fact that they take “liberty” AWAY from SOME people (which goes
against the fifth pillar), while saying that other people are just
fuckin' fine.
Furthermore, I
would argue that bans on gay marriage are in direct opposition to the
first, fourth, and fifth pillars, because if some people have rights
that others don't, purely because of the way that they're born, then
the public tranquility is NOT preserved, only the welfare of SOME is
promoted, and the laws don't apply to everyone equally, because the
people those laws discriminate against don't have the same ability to
lead an enriching life as the rest of us do. Ergo, as a result of
the inequality, the domestic populous is certainly less than
tranquil.
For that
matter, the fourth pillar is widely ignored! Look at the number of
starving children in the United States... look at the number of
people who can't afford health care... look at the number of people
who are forced to work until the day they die... look at the number
of people who are denied the education that they need, because they
can't afford it... look at the number of people and families who live
on the street because the banks fucked them... look at the number of
people who are denied a wage that allows them to simply survive...
These numbers
are growing, dictating the fact that the “general welfare” is NOT
being promoted! The only people who are truly doin' fine right now
are the RICH!!!
Health care,
education, food, and shelter should be a RIGHT! Every human being
should have the chance to live reasonably, but for some reason, we
only really seem to care about how the wealthiest of us are doing;
not the poorest, where we SHOULD be focusing our energy.
The fact that
our “general welfare” is NOT promoted, while our “common
defense” is OVER promoted is a big part of the reason so much of
the world looks at us like arrogant, ignorant, dumbass, inbred
assholes!
Our military
has become our Government's strap-on dildo. We slap it on and fuck
every brown person we can find that's not in America, and then we
wonder why the fuck there's so much anti-American sentiment in the
Middle-East, and why so much of Europe finds us distasteful and
vulgar.
Seriously...
when was the last time we TRULY saw a time of lasting peace? When
was the last time we weren't at war with one country or another?
When was the last time we knew we could turn on the news without
hearing about fallen soldiers? I want THOSE days back. I'm TIRED of
war. I'm TIRED of wasting money and lives.
The problem is,
we've pissed A LOT of people off... so many, in fact, that we've to
the point where even if we DO bring all our troops home, there are so
many people pissed off at us, that we STILL won't see an end to the
acts of attempted retribution in the parts of the world where we've
anally invaded the people and their lives with our floppy, rubber,
fake dick. End result: Our "common defense" stepped on our "posterity."
As for the
“justice,” where is it? Justice has become a luxury. Only the
wealthy can afford access to the courts. If one of US wanted to
pursue justice against a corporation, we would get buried by a TEAM
of lawyers; given that we lack the resources to counter their
representation.
Believe me,
I've been fucked by a SHITLOAD of employers! I'd LOVE to have my
chance to make them pay for the things they've done to me; as would
millions more in the working populous of the United States.
Employers should have to answer for the way they treat their
employees. The fact that we don't have the legal access to hold our
employees accountable for their abuses only means that the abuses
will get worse and more widespread. If nobody is telling them, “YOU
CAN'T DO THAT,” then where's their incentive to change and treat
people more like people, and less like disposable peons?
Obviously, if
the poor don't have the same access to the courts as the rich, then
the first pillar of the Preamble is not firmly upheld. Furthermore,
if the rich can access the courts more easily than the poor, then the
fifth pillar is ignored, as well!
If a law
doesn't stand up to the five pillars of the Preamble, then simply
put, it shouldn't be a fuckin' law! It's that fuckin' simple!
The Preamble is
intended to establish the fact that rights and laws should apply to
EVERYONE EQUALLY, and that our laws should be founded in sane,
rational reasoning. Obviously, this is not something that's on the
minds of the assholes who make most of our laws.
From that
perspective, why aren't there lawsuits relating to the Preamble?
Almost every other Amendment has been challenged in one way or
another over the years. Numerous challenges to the First, Second,
Fourth, Tenth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-First, and
Twenty-Fourth Amendments have been issued over the years; but
never... NOT ONCE... has there ever been a challenge to the
Preamble... isn't that weird?
Sure, the
majority of the laws on the books are well-intended, but not ALL of
them. Some of them are purely based in bigotry, hate, and
discrimination. Unfortunately, that's been a constant theme in the
history of our nation. We've used our laws to discriminate against
Blacks, Witches, Atheists, Hispanics, people who use marijuana for
spiritual purposes, people with disabilities, Muslims, people who
aren't Christians, poor people, and just about everyone else who
isn't rich, white, or Christian; mainly because too many people who
get elected believe that ONLY their race and religion is meant to be
protected, because America is a “Christian nation”; and if people
are poor, it's because they've done something to deserve it (despite
the fact that America, to these people, is a “Christian nation”).
To sum up, the
Preamble is intended to define the reasons for the Constitution, and
the ways that our laws are supposed to apply to the Constitution.
The fact that so many of them don't, I believe, is abysmal. But for
some reason, nobody challenges our laws on the grounds of the
Preamble.
Something needs
to be done to fix these things, and I believe that all starts with
education. The more of us understand the Constitution, the more of
us know to speak up when shit gets fucked up! We know WHY we're mad,
and WHY certain laws have no place in society, so we can attack them
on the lack of pertinence to our nation's greatest document!
This is how we
take our country back; we build an understanding of how things are
SUPPOSED to work, and argue our position based on rock-solid
reasoning and Constitutional knowledge! They can't oppress us if we
know what the fuck we're all talking about, right?
… and, of
course, understanding the rest means understanding the platform on
which it's built.
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