Insure Domestic Tranquility...

“...insure domestic Tranquility,...”

I had to look up the word “Tranquility”, because I was not entirely sure I understood the intent behind the words in the Constitution. I have always thought of tranquility as a peaceful rest, like a Sunday afternoon after church (I had a traditional Christian family). I remember, as a kid my mother used to read books to my siblings and I before bed. One of them was Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little house on the Prairie”. In the book there was a part that talked about the (seemingly) extremes that they would go to to follow the commandment “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” Exodus 20:8 NKJV (http://bible.com/114/exo.20.8.nkjv). In the book, they would make their meals on Saturday and absolutely NO work was done on Sunday. That’s how I used to feel about “tranquility”. A peaceful Sunday afternoon that was spent almost lazily around the house chatting and chuckling happily.

tran·quil·li·ty

noun \tran-ˈkwi-lə-tē, traŋ-\

Definition of TRANQUILLITY

:  the quality or state of being tranquil <the tranquillity of the quiet countryside>

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranquility)

After looking this word up on Merriam-Webster’s dictionary online, I was given an entirely different perspective. The example is a quiet countryside. I can only speculate about the various images that anyone else imagines when they read that example, but words can not describe the beauty I see in that part of the Constitution. The founding fathers were worn out, tired of war, tired of debates, and all they wanted for themselves and for everyone else, was a nice peaceful rest. They wanted their nation to have the luxury of domestic tranquility. They understood that it would be necessary to fight wars in the future, but they wished so strongly to keep peace in the priorities of our nation, that they put Tranquility in the very foundation of the country.

Establish Justice...

“...establish Justice,…”

Our founding fathers believed in the concept of justice. They believed in it enough that they were intent on establishing a level playing field for every single person in the US. They wanted to establish a system that would eliminate the injustices that they had suffered and give every single individual, citizen or not, an opportunity to receive the justice that they deserved.

To form a more perfect union..

“...in Order to form a more perfect Union,…”

They believed that this union of thirteen colonies had become so efficient and effective that it was near perfect. They believed that it was, in fact, the unity that made the union near perfect. Their goal in writing this Constitution was in fact to make the union more perfect by making it united in a common government that would promise protection of all of its colonies.

We the People

“We the People of the United States,…”

I think that it is very important to point out the capitalization in the Constitution. Our founding fathers were by no means illiterate. They were very capable of writing correctly. They chose to capitalize certain words throughout the Constitution in order to emphasize the importance of those words and the concepts behind them. We the People; the representatives chosen by the people in order to represent those same people in their beliefs and concerns and in order to address the beliefs and concerns of all of those who live in this great nation in the founding of this great document that will govern thousands, millions, and perhaps even billions in the future. These fifty-four representatives had one of the most important jobs in the history of the planet and they took it very seriously and they accomplished their objective with the concerns of every single constituent in the forefront of their minds. They selflessly volunteered in order to prevent the people from being taxed and to establish a government that would not tyrannize its people as their previous government had oppressed them.

Have we forgotten the concept of "We the People"? Do we, the United States, not govern ourselves? Are we more subject to our Elected leaders than they are to us? What is it about "We the People" that is so confusing? It is about time that We took control of our government and let our elected officials know that they are to keep OUR interests at the forefront of their minds. This political game needs to stop. We need some officials who are not afraid to offend EVERYONE who disagrees with their constituents beliefs. The elected officials are in their respective offices to support the goals of the people. NOT for self gain.