Attempts to subvert the liberties of this great nation have been done gradually over time.

 The true dangers have come to pass: that a clause allowing standing armies
under a strong executive will be used to subvert the liberty of the people.

  Will military authority be used to force the people to follow?

We the people, deeply feared the presence of a standing army,
 because of the experience with Great Britain in the years leading up to
 the American Revolution, particularly the 1765 Quartering Act.

A standing army not only symbolized tyranny,
 but it can also be used to stamp out of civil rights without recourse.

The Federalist papers noted, that "once the executive has amassed a powerful army,
 it will be used to intimidate the people into allowing further maintenance of the
 armed forces through their elected representatives."

 What would warrant the approval of the people for such a mass army in the first place?

This could only happen under the U.S. Constitution if the legislative
and executive branch worked in sync over many years.


The more that the federal government touches the lives of the people,
the more accustomed the people will be with its authority.

 As federal jurisdiction will be the highest law of the land,
 local magistrates will be used to enforce the federal laws
 in the local communities of the people, making federal law
 indistinguishable from state and local laws.


If the government becomes abusive of the civil rights of the citizens,
 it is for the citizens to organize to protest these abuses.

Keep in mind that the people have much more power relative to the powers of the government.

We, the people are the ones who ordain and established
The Constitution for the United States of America.
We should be reminded of the higher power involved here.

The Constitution grants powers in the name of the people,
 and the government draws its power from the consent of the governed.

The document assumes that government officials will use their powers in the interests
 of the people."and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the
 Constitution of the United States." The penalty's for not doing so?
"Civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for,
and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

The final clause of the Preamble is saying what we the people are actually doing.
 That the Constitution is not just of a single person or of a king, but of the people themselves.

 The whole point of having tranquility, justice, and defense was to promote the general welfare,
to allow every state and every citizen of those states to benefit from what the government could provide.

The framers were creating a nation that would be for liberty,
 where citizens could look forward to being free as opposed to
 looking out for tyranny under any ruler.

 More than for themselves, to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
they wanted to be sure that the future generations of Americans would enjoy the same.

You should be on guard, my fellow countrymen, for citizens that try to persuade
 you in your decision in any way other than through the evidence of truth.

Rejecting the U.S. Constitution will inevitably lead to the final destruction of the union.

People should only be obedient to a government in proportion to its goodness.