"We the People of the United States, 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 statement establishes that the federal government has no authority outside of what follows the preamble, as amended. The Federalists thought that during this time there was no need for a bill of rights as they thought that the preamble spelled out the people's rights clearly.
It is interesting to note that I have always been aware of the Federalists Papers but apparently I was asleep during that class and did not realize just how important these 85 articles were to the creation and ratification of the original constitution. So I will be reading a few of the more important articles over the next several days and see what I learn.
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