The Preamble

"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."

The Preamble is the introductory paragraph of the constitution. It says that the constitution is a document written by the people, to provide for the people. It doesn't list any of the specific rights we as citizens are given, but outlines the purpose of the constitution. Many American patriots take pride in the simple eloquence of this passage, even though our capitalist, imperialist society has all but provided for the general welfare or insured domestic tranquility. Despite that, the Preamble is a good outline for what America should strive to be. "We the people," by far the most important sentence fragment in there. It means, ultimately, the people have the power. We the people are strong, and if we work together, we can make this nation something the founding fathers would be proud of.

This video is a video adaptation of a Flobots song. I would say it is the Flobots and video editor's modern take on the Preamble. The Flobots make it a theme of calling to action their listeners and reinforcing the idea of "We the people," or the idea that the government should rule for the people, by the people. 













This next video is of President Barack Obama giving a speech on patriotism, or pride in one's country. This idea stems from "we the people" the power that derives from the people of this great country.