>> On the other hand, a main purpose of the Constitution is to protect the people from the government, not vice versa.
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> I don't agree, Jim.
> The purpose of any civil constitution is to make the machine of government run effectively and smoothly.
I don't agree, David.
<http://constitutionality.info/TheConstitution.html>
> Goals set out in the preamble to the US constitution:
The PREAMBLE is not the CONSTITUTION.
It is an intentionally vague statement of why the founders wrote a constitution.
The document itself is replete with LAWS that SPECIFICALLY protect the people from actions of the government, and reserve rights to them.
Try reading through the Bill of Rights.
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