We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
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.
This video should bring back a few memories for some of you, and it is an important lesson for the current administration, who behave as though they've never heard of the US Constitution.
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