Do you know the Preamble to the Constitution?

Guess the gov. or whatever funded Schoolhouse Rock doesn't fund things like this anymore.

When I was teaching a one-day session for Junior Achievement last fall for 2nd graders, they had a tape near the end of the class that we played on how a quarter went from the bank, around the town, and back to the bank. The kids really perked up and knew the words in no time. We had lots of fun with that and they left the classroom singing.

Yes - I know the Preamble.

I think the Preamble lays out the "main thing" for the constitution.

I also thing the main thing (for government) should be that the main thing (objective outlined in the preamble), remains the main thing. I also mourn the fact that our government (I don't think the party matters) is distracted, if you use the preamble as a standard.

I wrote an editorial about a decade ago, saying that. Will post it if I can find it, again.

(4 year old adaptation of my original essay ---- even drew compliments from Vincent Carroll)

Dear Editor:

Roughly one decade ago, I attended a church in
Chicago, where the pastor, James had a simple slogan:
"The main thing, is that the main thing needs to
remain the main thing." For James, every proposal
fell into one of two categories: The main thing -
and the distractions. Congregants proposed new
programs or "ministries" and James sang his
unrelenting line. Most of the ideas were
distractions. It was James' line - and more
importantly - his attitude - that grew the small
church to the 4,000 that it has today. As I think
about the proposed Marriage Amendment advocated by
the President, I think we need to go back to James'
question - "Is the main thing still the main thing?"

The founders of our country must have known that we
would face issues like this. Perhaps for this reason,
they penned out the Preamble to the Constitution. Read
it some time. There, you will see what they
considered our "main thing." Just in case you don't
have a high school civics student nearby, I'm
providing the text, below:

"We the people of the United States, in order to form
a more perfect union, establish justice, insure
domenstic tranquility, provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings
of liberty to oursevles and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the United States
of America."

Now look at these words, and ask yourself - is the
main thing still the main thing? Think about it!
Does the Amendment unite? Pardon the pun - but only
if you're heterosexual. Does it establish justice?
To some, it wrecks it. Does it insure domestic
tranquality? Look at Capitol Hill and you tell me.
Does the proposed ammendment provide for common
defense or promote general welfare? No, again. Does
it secure the blessings of liberty? Not for gays.
In fact, the Amendment, if passed, would be the first
part of the Constitution for which the goal is to deny
the blessings of liberty for gay couples and more
specifically, their posterity.

So where does all this leave us? As a conservative
Christian, I share many of the opinions held by those
that support the Marriage Amendment. However, the
Amendment opposes each and every goal stated in the
Preamble to the Constitution. In short, the "main
thing" is no longer the "main thing."

As the President made clear, our nation is facing
global unrest. We also face the largest deficit in
American history. With the next election approaching,
it's my hope and prayer that the President and
Congress will do their best to make the main thing,
the main thing. I can assure you, that I'm not
interested in the distractions.

sorry to quash discussion....... will delete my thoughts if it will help.

bailey bud wrote: sorry to quash discussion....... will delete my thoughts if it will help.

I thought you said it just right

LOL, quashing discussion here would be like slaying the hydra!

It ebbs and flows like a living thing.

And I think you said it well, bailey bud.

Becky wrote: How come we don't have shows like this anymore?

Because the leftist DON'T Teach nor want the KIDS to KNOW IT!


Edited: When they stopped teaching the Pledge of Allegiance:
"I Pledge Allegiance" - I Promise to be faithful and true (Promise my loyalty)
"to the flag" - to the emblem that stands for and represents
"of the United States" - all 50 states, each of them individual, and individually represented on the flag
"of America" - yet formed into a UNION of one Nation.
"and to the Republic" - And I also pledge my loyalty to the Government that is itself a Republic, a form of government where the PEOPLE are sovereign,
"for which it stands," - this government also being represented by the Flag to which I promise loyalty.
"One Nation under God", - These 50 individual states are united as a single Republic under the Divine providence of God, "our most powerful resource" (according to the words of President Eisenhower)
"Indivisible" " - and can not be separated. (This part of the original version of the pledge was written just 30 years after the beginning of the Civil War and demonstrates the unity sought in the years after that divisive period in our history)
"with Liberty" - The people of this Nation being afforded the freedom to pursue "life, liberty, and happiness",
"and Justice" - And each person entitled to be treated justly, fairly, and according to proper law and principle,
"for All."
And these principles afforded to EVERY AMERICAN, regardless of race, religion, color, creed, or any other criteria. Just as the flag represents 50 individual states that can not be divided or separated, this Nation represents millions of people who can not be separated or divided.

Thus it is that when you Pledge Allegiance to the United States Flag, You:
*Promise your loyalty to the Flag itself.
*Promise your loyalty to your own and the other 49 States.
*Promise your loyalty to the Government that unites us all,
Recognizing that we are ONE Nation under God,
That we can not or should not be divided or alone,
And understanding the right to Liberty and Justice belongs to ALL of us.

http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfc_pledge.html

Thought I'd add the "American Creed", too...

"I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the People, by the People, for the People; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; A democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many Sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Humanity for which American Patriots sacrificed their Lives and Fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to Love it; to Support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to Respect its Flag; and to defend it against all enemies."



Edited: Sounds like those loony Tea party folks....